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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. What book by Sarah Palin has sold more than two million copies?
2. Mamet writes in Chapter 29: The Family, that the family is the single-most important unit for transmitting what?
3. Mamet writes in Chapter 24: Arrested Development that while teaching a drama course, Mamet encountered students who didn't want the villain of a story to be what?
4. What book is Karl Marx most well-known for writing?
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 of government intervention in the economy according to Mamet in Chapter 31: Breatharian?
2. For what play was Mamet criticized for misogynistic views in Chapter 26: Feminism? What was his response?
3. How is Saul Alinsky described in Chapter 37: Late Revelations? What criticism does Mamet have for community organization?
4. Why does Mamet assert he wrote the book The Secret Knowledge in Chapter 38: Who Does One Think He Is?
5. 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?
6. How does Mamet relate liberals to Rumpelstiltskin?
7. What does Mamet write about the 2008 housing collapse in Chapter 23: Greed?
8. How does Mamet relate the government to a sports referee in Chapter 30: Naturally Evolved Institutions?
9. How does Mamet describe the impact of the Dred Scott Decision in Chapter 33: Self-Evident Truth?
10. How does Mamet relate demagoguery to the Obama campaign in Chapter 33: Self-Evident Truth?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the 2008 U.S. Presidential election through the scope of Mamet's views. What did Mamet oppose in the Obama campaign and why?
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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