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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. In Chapter 13: Maxwell Street, Mamet claims that the Socialist vision of society, of taking care of the weak and downtrodden, only serves to do what?

2. Who is the con man in the play "The Music Man"?

3. What is defined as the preservation of different cultures or cultural identities within a unified society, as a state or nation?

4. What refers to a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice?

5. Where was Vanessa Redgrave born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What economist does Mamet cite in Chapter 6: "The Music Man"? What observation is made?

2. What does Mamet assert of the free market in Chapter 18: The Noble Savage?

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

4. What does Mamet assert the liberal viewpoint does to human creativity in Chapter 13: Maxwell Street?

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

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

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

8. How does Mamet describe the relationship between the Left and the State of Israel in Chapter 12: The Monty Hall Problem and the Contractor?

9. What comparison does Mamet make between Charles Manson and Che Guevara in Chapter 4: Alcatraz?

10. What warning did Nevil Shute give to the government in Chapter 14: R100? How was it received?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define and discuss the terms the Left, the Right, fiscal conservatism, liberalism and conservatism. How do Mamet's definitions of these terms relate to dictionary definitions?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the life and career of Al Sharpton. Do you agree or disagree with Mamet's conclusions about Sharpton? Why?

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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