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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: The Holy War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bill describe many of the adults in the United States?
(a) Self-absorbed and superficial.
(b) Self-absorbed, but not superficial.
(c) Neither self-absorbed nor superficial.
(d) Superficial, but not self-absorbed.

2. What point about the media does Bill make at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) The media is unbiased.
(b) The media is biased.
(c) The media is not a parent's friend.
(d) The media is not a politician's friend.

3. Where is the "Big Dig" highway located that Bill uses as an example in Chapter 3?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Boston.
(c) Chicago.
(d) San Francisco.

4. What is the new "spirit of selfishness"?
(a) Invasive policies.
(b) Entitlement spending.
(c) Government expansion.
(d) Income redistribution.

5. What is the example Bill gives in Chapter 2 to illustrate the importance of trust in a friendship?
(a) A person who tried to take advantage of him.
(b) A person who tried to take advantage of a friend of his.
(c) A person who was taken advantage of by someone he considered a friend.
(d) A person who was constantly afraid that a friend of theirs would take advantage of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bill, how should journalists approach the news in current times?

2. Which company does Bill use as an example of the government's inability to run an effective business?

3. What kind of a problem does Bill Moyers of PBS have?

4. What stand does Bill think the Catholic Church may not be willing to take?

5. Which one of the following is not a reason that Bill provides to support the Iraq War?

(see the answer key)

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