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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. Whose poem written for his son and containing many Christian references did Mamet read while at Camp Kawaga?
2. Mamet claims in Chapter 21: Rumpelstiltskin that the impact of liberal policies will result in what?
3. When was Saul David Alinsky born?
4. In 1969, Al Sharpton was appointed by whom as youth director of Operation Breadbasket, a group that focused on the promotion of new and better jobs for African-Americans?
5. In what year did Sarah Palin become mayor of Wasilla, Alaska?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Mamet claim to the objective of Al Sharpton in Chapter 22: My Father, Al Sharpton, and the Designated Criminal?
2. What does Mamet claim about the denigration of American culture in Chapter 22: My Father, Al Sharpton, and the Designated Criminal?
3. Why does Mamet assert he wrote the book The Secret Knowledge in Chapter 38: Who Does One Think He Is?
4. How does Mamet relate the metaphor of the street sweeper to Marxism in Chapter 32: The Street Sweeper and the Surgeon, or Marxism Examined?
5. What does Mamet claim about war, diplomacy and choice in Chapter 36: Bumper Stickers?
6. What does Mamet assert to be the reason for America's success in Chapter 39: The Secret Knowledge? What threatens that success to Mamet?
7. How does Mamet describe the internal sources of America's destruction in Chapter 22: My Father, Al Sharpton, and the Designated Criminal? What external sources does he describe?
8. How is Saul Alinsky described in Chapter 37: Late Revelations? What criticism does Mamet have for community organization?
9. How does Mamet relate the government to a sports referee in Chapter 30: Naturally Evolved Institutions?
10. Why does Mamet state that a democracy does not generally elect the best people into office in Chapter 34: Hope and Change? What example does he cite?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
Analyze Mamet's metaphors in Chapter 29: The Family and Chapter 30: Naturally Evolved Institutions. How does Mamet describe the role of government using a child's sports game as an example?
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