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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. Liberals view themselves as compassionate and free-thinking but to Mamet they are what?
2. What economist makes the observation that aid to a developing country actually impedes that development in Chapter 6: The Music Man?
3. According to Mamet, a democracy is created with the intention of ensuring that no one suffers from the state which can only be accomplished by doing what?
4. In Chapter 15: The Intelligent Person's Guide to Socialism and Anti-Semitism, Mamet writes that it is difficult to understand why aid is given to Palestine when some of the money is funneled to terrorists whose main goal is to kill whom?
5. According to Mamet, the Left ascribes to a sharing of wealth but fails to answer what fundamental question?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Mamet define culture in Chapter 3: Culture, School Shootings, the Audience, and the Elevator?
2. 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?
3. What warning did Nevil Shute give to the government in Chapter 14: R100? How was it received?
4. How does Mamet describe Jane Fonda's political actions in Chapter 19: Adventure Slumming?
5. What does Mamet claim is the promise of the government in Chapter 9: Chicago?
6. How does Mamet describe the paradox of liberal thought in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse?
7. What values does Mamet claim the Democrats and Republicans espoused in the 2008 election in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse?
8. What does Mamet say of the liberal concern for the victim in Chapter 16: The Victim?
9. How does Mamet describe the relationship between the Left and the State of Israel in Chapter 12: The Monty Hall Problem and the Contractor?
10. What does Mamet assert the liberal viewpoint does to human creativity in Chapter 13: Maxwell Street?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the book "White Guilt" by Shelby Steele. What political and social viewpoints does the book present? How did it influence Mamet?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the origins and history of the State of Israel and the relationships between Israel, Palestine and the United States. What does Mamet assert the Arabs want? Why?
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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