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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. When did the term Homeland Security first arise, following a reorganization of many U.S. government agencies?

2. Who wrote the book, music and lyrics for the play "The Music Man"?

3. What refers to a series of four coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda upon the United States?

4. When was David Mamet born?

5. When was Vanessa Redgrave born?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mamet describe Jane Fonda's political actions in Chapter 19: Adventure Slumming?

2. How does Mamet describe the nature of laws in Chapter 13: Maxwell Street?

3. How do liberal youths today relate to the book "Lost Horizon", according to Mamet in Chapter 5: Lost Horizon?

4. How does Mamet describe the differences between Israel, West Germany and East Germany in Chapter 14: R100? How does this relate to American finance?

5. How does Mamet describe his former political leanings in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse?

6. How does Mamet describe his youth in his native city in Chapter 9: Chicago?

7. What hypocrisies does Mamet point out in liberal thought in Chapter 11: What is "Diversity?"

8. How does Mamet relate Obama's campaign to the musical "The Music Man" in Chapter 6: "The Music Man"?

9. What does Mamet claim would be the outcome in Iran if people expressed freedom of thought in Chapter 17: Puritans?

10. How is Nevil Shute introduced in Chapter 14: R100? What was Shute contracted to make?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the failure of the housing market in 2008-2010 and the reasons it came about. What does Mamet blame for the fallout?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the history of commerce in Communist and non-Communist nations discussed in Chapter 14: R100. What does the metaphor of Nevil Shute do to support Mamet's case?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Car Czar, Cabinet Spiritualists and Homeland Security. How does Mamet equate Homeland Security with big government? What president established Homeland Security?

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