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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. According to David Mamet, Al Sharpton complains about hair salons in black communities being owned largely by whom?
2. The Ashkenazi Jews were from where?
3. Mamet claims in Chapter 26: Feminism, that the left's dislike of Sarah Palin is in large part because she is what?
4. When was Al Sharpton born?
5. The main effects of the decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford in history were the rise of the Republican Party over what party?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the outcome when the government intervenes on the side of the street sweeper according to Mamet in Chapter 32: The Street Sweeper and the Surgeon, or Marxism Examined?
2. How does Mamet define greed and ambition in Chapter 23: Greed?
3. How does Mamet relate the metaphor of the street sweeper to Marxism in Chapter 32: The Street Sweeper and the Surgeon, or Marxism Examined?
4. Why does Mamet assert he wrote the book The Secret Knowledge in Chapter 38: Who Does One Think He Is?
5. What does Mamet write about his own military experience in Chapter 37: Late Revelations?
6. What importance does Mamet lay on the foundation of family in Chapter 29: The Family?
7. How does Mamet relate liberals to Rumpelstiltskin?
8. How does Mamet relate demagoguery to the Obama campaign in Chapter 33: Self-Evident Truth?
9. How does Mamet describe liberal hypocrisy in regard to feminism in Chapter 26: Feminism?
10. What does Mamet claim to the objective of Al Sharpton in Chapter 22: My Father, Al Sharpton, and the Designated Criminal?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Mamet's views on feminism. What critics have accused Mamet of misogyny? Were they justified? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the history of World War II, the U.S. Constitution, and the president's right to declare war. Does the Constitution grant this right to the President or to Congress?
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