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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Mamet claim the Arabs want in regard to the State of Israel in Chapter 12: The Monty Hall Problem and the Contractor?
2. In Chapter 16: The Victim, Mamet writes that when six houses were destroyed in an incursion into Palestinian territory by the Israelis, it was depicted in Western media as what?
3. What name refers to a fictional Utopian lamasery high in the mountains of Tibet featured in the book "Lost Horizon"?
4. Who was the Democratic candidate in the 2008 Presidential election?
5. Who was the Republican Vice-Presidential candidate in the 2008 election?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Nevil Shute introduced in Chapter 14: R100? What was Shute contracted to make?
2. How does Mamet describe the relationship between the Left and the State of Israel in Chapter 12: The Monty Hall Problem and the Contractor?
3. What does Mamet write about the meaning of the parting of the Red Sea in Chapter 8: The Red Sea?
4. What brought about the "car czar" in the Obama administration according to Mamet in Chapter 20: Cabinet Spiritualism and the Car Czar? How does he define this title?
5. How is the premise of "Let's Make a Deal" described in Chapter 12: The Monty Hall Problem and the Contractor?
6. What values does Mamet claim the Democrats and Republicans espoused in the 2008 election in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse?
7. How does Mamet describe the paradox of liberal thought in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse?
8. How does Mamet describe Homeland Security in Chapter 20: Cabinet Spiritualism and the Car Czar?
9. What does Mamet assert of the free market in Chapter 18: The Noble Savage?
10. How does Mamet define culture in Chapter 3: Culture, School Shootings, the Audience, and the Elevator?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Mamet's views on feminism. What critics have accused Mamet of misogyny? Were they justified? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the book "Lost Horizon" and the correlation between the protagonist and liberal youth today. Why does Mamet compare the two?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Mamet's assertions about feminism, the Left and Sarah Palin. Do you agree with Mamet on the reasons the Left did not embrace Palin? Why or why not?
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