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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Bill think that organized religion can be a good influence?
(a) When church is attended consistently.
(b) When it is not used to belittle other religions.
(c) When church is attended moderately.
(d) When it is used to further a political agenda.

2. As stated in Chapter 4, what has led to the decline of the network news ratings?
(a) The Internet.
(b) A general lack of interest in the news.
(c) Media bias.
(d) Boring hosts.

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

4. Which university tried to make it mandatory for all freshman students to read a book about the Koran?
(a) The University of North Carolina.
(b) The University of Chicago.
(c) The University of South Carolina.
(d) The University of Minnesota.

5. Which company does Bill use as an example of the government's inability to run an effective business?
(a) Swift.
(b) Amtrak.
(c) Steam.
(d) Union Pacific.

Short Answer Questions

1. What have secularists made nearly impossible to exist?

2. Which one of the following is not listed by Bill as a way that religion can help people?

3. Based on estimation, what percentage of mothers who have children in their teens will be poor for the rest of their lives?

4. In the examples given in Chapter 1, the children's services department in which state allowed a child to fall through the cracks?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bill describe his own childhood?

2. How does Bill describe President Bush?

3. According to Bill, what kind of an advantage do people of privilege have in attracting friends?

4. How does Bill O'Reilly describe himself politically?

5. What example does Bill provide of the government's wasteful spending?

6. Based on Bill's analysis in Chapter 4, how does the media make parenting more difficult?

7. How has the intentions of the Founders been twisted by the secular groups?

8. Why does Bill think that the mainstream media is threatened by him?

9. Which state allowed a child to slip through the cracks? Why?

10. How does Bill think that people can attract and maintain good friendships?

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