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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Malvo sniper case take place?

2. What does Bill think is an example of something that the government does well?

3. What suggestion does Bill make in evaluating friends?

4. As stated in Chapter 1, what is there a huge gap between in the United States?

5. As Bill states at the end of Chapter 1, what is the primary responsibility of a parent?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Bill, what type of pity do people spend too much time having? Why is that counterproductive in building good relationships?

2. How does the media fuel the selfish behavior of people in Bill's opinion?

3. How does the media coverage break down in terms of coverage and bias?

4. What was the weakness of Bill's father? What did Bill learn from him?

5. What is the Judeo-Christian philosophy?

6. How did Congressman Torricelli damage the country by scandalizing the CIA?

7. What are some of the guidelines Bill suggests to parents in Chapter 1?

8. How did Bill's Catholic School experience contrast with his friends who attended public school?

9. What problem does Bill Moyers have?

10. According to Bill, what is the primary responsibility of a parent? What makes it difficult?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Who's Looking Out For You? Bill shows how politics have interfered with America's ability to defend itself against outside attacks.

- Describe the situation that scandalized the CIA and how it prevented the country from acquiring the necessary information needed to thwart upcoming attacks.

- Describe Bill's analysis of the Clinton administration, the politics that caused a lack of information on attacks that were being planned, and the resulting vulnerability.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 9, Bill discusses mistakes, which are a part of life and is a valuable tool if they are learned from.

- Describe some of the personality traits and actions that Bill thinks can lead to mistakes.

- Explain how Bill thinks a person can prevent mistakes and the virtues that are helpful in reducing them.

- Describe two examples of mistakes that Bill made in his journalism career, what he learned from them, and how he handled them.

Essay Topic 3

Based on Bill's views and the facts he presents in the book, analyze the problems surrounding illegal immigration, including why politicians are hesitant to secure the borders. describe in detail Bill's assessment of the sniper case in 2002 that should have been prevented, the reasons why it was not, and the danger that people were placed in as a result of the government's unwillingness to enforce laws that exist to protect the country.

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