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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. When did Mamet's grandparents immigrate to the United States?
2. When was Sarah Palin born?
3. Dred Scott v. Sandford was a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that people of African descent brought into the United States and held as slaves (or their descendants, whether or not they were slaves) could never be what?
4. Mamet describes a friend of his daughter's who was what in Chapter 35: The Small Refrigerator?
5. Roughly when did the Cold War begin?
Short Essay Questions
1. What metaphor does Mamet cite for liberal perspectives in Chapter 35: The Small Refrigerator?
2. How are the Ashkenazi Jews described in Chapter 27: The Ashkenazis? How did Mamet's grandparents succeed in America?
3. How does Mamet relate liberals to Rumpelstiltskin?
4. 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?
5. How does Mamet describe liberal hypocrisy in regard to feminism in Chapter 26: Feminism?
6. For what play was Mamet criticized for misogynistic views in Chapter 26: Feminism? What was his response?
7. How does Mamet relate the metaphor of the street sweeper to Marxism in Chapter 32: The Street Sweeper and the Surgeon, or Marxism Examined?
8. What led to the diminishing of conservative Judaism in Mamet's family, as described in Chapter 27: The Ashkenazis?
9. What does Mamet write about the 2008 housing collapse in Chapter 23: Greed?
10. Why does Mamet criticize the words "hope" and "change" in the Obama campaign in Chapter 34: Hope and Change?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the work of Franklin D. Roosevelt. How does Mamet equate Roosevelt's successes as the successes of big government?
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 views on feminism. What critics have accused Mamet of misogyny? Were they justified? Why or why not?
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