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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bill, what makes it possible for a common man to achieve fame and success?
(a) The country's atmosphere.
(b) The country's political system.
(c) The country's financial status.
(d) The country's reputation.

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

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

4. According to Bill, what type of people should be avoided?
(a) Needy people.
(b) Stubborn people.
(c) Emotionally unstable people.
(d) Ignorant people.

5. What did Bill hope to accomplish while anchoring Inside Edition?
(a) Covering hard news.
(b) Maintaining the entertainment aspect of the show.
(c) Covering political stories.
(d) Changing the format to righting wrongs.

6. What does Bill think people should strive for in Chapter 10?
(a) Maximum gains with minimal effort.
(b) Education.
(c) Security.
(d) Minimal gains with maximum effort.

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

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

9. According to Bill, what is the only recourse people have in dealing with the legal system?
(a) To stay as far away from it as possible.
(b) To hire a good lawyer.
(c) To become educated about how the corrupt politics work.
(d) To elect an official who will fight it.

10. Who gets the majority of the money when a person wins a court case?
(a) The lawyers.
(b) The person who won.
(c) The state that the case takes place in.
(d) The judges.

11. What workplace practice does Bill describe as demeaning and low quality?
(a) Written warnings.
(b) Employee meetings.
(c) Favoritism.
(d) Gossip.

12. What other war does Bill use to reveal Cronkite's hypocrisy?
(a) The Gulf War.
(b) World War II.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) The Korean War.

13. What state did Bill file a complaint in pertaining to defense lawyers?
(a) Florida.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) California.

14. According to Bill, what should a person do after learning from a mistake?
(a) Move on, but tell other people about it.
(b) Deny it and pretend it did not happen.
(c) Move on, but always think about it.
(d) Move on.

15. Who was not contacted regarding the claims that Bill made against the defense lawyers?
(a) The prosecutor.
(b) The defense lawyers themselves.
(c) The judge.
(d) The jury.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the law "club" that Bill describes operate?

2. In the end, what does Bill think is all that matters?

3. According to Bill, what happens to uncontrolled brutality?

4. As explained in Chapter 9, how can confiding in a person of character affect stress?

5. Based on Bill's advice in Chapter 9, what is very important in self-discipline?

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