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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not included in the list of things that Bill thinks can lead to mistakes?
(a) Sorrow.
(b) Insecurity.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Drinking.

2. What did the defense lawyers unethically ignore in the case that Bill complained about?
(a) Their client's guilt.
(b) The jury's request.
(c) The judge's request.
(d) The verdict.

3. How does Bill describe the United States?
(a) A leader in the world.
(b) A country with need for improvement.
(c) The best country in the world.
(d) One of the best countries in the world.

4. Where did Bill's grandfather work as a beat cop?
(a) New York.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Chicago.

5. According to Bill, what are most people uneasy about?
(a) People that are too similar.
(b) People that are different.
(c) People that are quiet.
(d) People that are loud.

6. What did the media and other liberal outlets reject about the Iraq War?
(a) It was waged without full U.N. backing.
(b) It was waged because of the polls showing most Americans approved of it.
(c) It was waged despite the polls showing most Americans did not approve.
(d) It was waged to prevent another terrorist attack.

7. When did Bill plan on leaving Inside Edition?
(a) After the fourth season.
(b) After the seventh season.
(c) After the sixth season.
(d) After the fifth season.

8. According to Bill, what is the secret to discipline?
(a) To make a combination of major and minor mistakes.
(b) To never make any mistakes.
(c) To make as few mistakes as possible.
(d) To make only minor mistakes.

9. Which one of the following is not something that Bill learned on his way to success?
(a) Keep learning.
(b) Never give up.
(c) Stay disciplined.
(d) Seek financial backing.

10. Based on Bill's advice in Chapter 9, what is very important in self-discipline?
(a) Self-control and patience.
(b) Self-control and impatience.
(c) Impatience and control of situations.
(d) Patience and control of situations.

11. What kind of justice did cops use when Bill's grandfather patrolled the streets?
(a) A loose version of vigilante justice.
(b) A simple version of justice that ignored many of the problems.
(c) A complex version of justice that tried to address too many problems.
(d) A strict version of vigilante justice.

12. What type of evidence was presented at the trial in the case that Bill filed a complaint about?
(a) Eye witness.
(b) Hearsay.
(c) None.
(d) Circumstantial.

13. How should a person not act, according to Bill in Chapter 10?
(a) Stupidly.
(b) Ignorantly.
(c) Impulsively.
(d) Recklessly.

14. What took Bill several years to learn?
(a) How to look natural on television.
(b) Which people to get advice from before appearing on television.
(c) Which angles to use when being filmed for television.
(d) How to combat corruption in the broadcast news business.

15. What did Walter Cronkite label the Iraq War in order to criticize the Bush administration?
(a) Indefensible.
(b) Unilateral.
(c) Pre-emptive.
(d) Illogical.

Short Answer Questions

1. Based on Bill's advice in the last chapter, how should you think about something that someone is telling you?

2. When did Bill begin analyzing the network coverage of the Iraq War?

3. Who gets the majority of the money when a person wins a court case?

4. During the time of network bias, how many Americans supported the decision to go to war against Iraq?

5. What town does Bill use in Chapter 8 to point out the tolerance of drug activity?

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