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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 financial status.
(b) The country's reputation.
(c) The country's political system.
(d) The country's atmosphere.

2. Which one of the following is not a reason that Bill provides to support the Iraq War?
(a) Hussein's refusal to follow the U.N. mandates.
(b) The use of Iraq as a terrorist refuge.
(c) The 1991 Kuwaiti invasion.
(d) The increase of oil for America.

3. What did Hussein's actions threaten, increasing the importance for war?
(a) The stability of the Iraqi government.
(b) The peace treaty reinforced in 1991.
(c) The lives of the Iraqi people.
(d) The neighboring countries.

4. What stand does Bill think the Catholic Church may not be willing to take?
(a) Defending freedom.
(b) Defending justice.
(c) Calling out evil.
(d) Calling out ignorance.

5. According to Bill, what should not be assumed when someone is talking?
(a) That what they are saying is true.
(b) That they are not speaking to you.
(c) That they are speaking to you.
(d) That what they are saying is false.

6. In the end, what does Bill think is all that matters?
(a) What you do and how others perceive you.
(b) Only what you do.
(c) What you do, what others do, and how others perceive you.
(d) What you do and what others do.

7. When did Bill begin analyzing the network coverage of the Iraq War?
(a) The day it started.
(b) One year after it started.
(c) Six months after it started.
(d) One month after it started.

8. What was the result of the policies during the time Bill's grandfather worked with the police?
(a) The crime rates were not analyzed back then.
(b) The streets were safer.
(c) The streets were more dangerous.
(d) The streets were neither safer nor more dangerous.

9. Although people should think for themselves, how does Bill think they should ask for advice?
(a) They should rarely ask for advice.
(b) They should never ask for advice.
(c) They should rely on advice for most decisions.
(d) They should not shy away from asking for advice.

10. When someone makes a mistake, how does Bill think they should respond?
(a) They should doubt their ability.
(b) They should not dwell on it.
(c) They should not doubt their ability.
(d) They should dwell on it.

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

12. According to Bill, what happens to uncontrolled brutality?
(a) It never gets out of control.
(b) It usually gets out of control.
(c) It sometimes gets out of control.
(d) It always gets out of control.

13. How did the State Bar respond to Bill's petition?
(a) They found a slight misconduct.
(b) They found a major misconduct.
(c) They found no misconduct.
(d) They refused to investigate.

14. During the time of network bias, how many Americans supported the decision to go to war against Iraq?
(a) The country was split.
(b) A majority.
(c) The views of Americans were not analyzed.
(d) A minority.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What workplace practice does Bill describe as demeaning and low quality?

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

3. As Bill explains in Chapter 6, what is the problem with using a "world consensus"?

4. What is the rate of minority illegitimacy for young black women?

5. What was the charge that Bill made when he petitioned the State Bar after the case?

(see the answer keys)

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