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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. What show was Bill on when he had a heated discussion about celebrity responsibilities?

2. According to research, how do people who pray compare to people who do not?

3. Why does Bill consider himself a threat to the mainstream media?

4. What word does Bill use to describe nature because it points to the existence of a higher power?

5. What type of slant does Fox News have with its programming?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is there a gap between legality and irresponsibility in the country?

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

5. What is the Judeo-Christian philosophy?

6. How does Bill describe President Bush?

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

8. What problem does Bill Moyers have?

9. What example does Bill use to show the danger of illegal immigration and the government's unwillingness to deal with it?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bill's upbringing contributed a lot to the way he approaches his life, and in the book, he discusses the influences of his father and grandfather.

- Compare and contrast Bill with his father in their approach to life, work, and people.

- Compare and contrast Bill with his grandfather in their approach to work, dealing with crime, and trust.

- Analyze the main similarities and differences of Bill, his father, and his grandfather and the most important things that Bill has learned from both of them.

- Describe how Bill uses flashbacks as a literary technique and why it is particularly effective when recounting his childhood.

Essay Topic 2

Bill O'Reilly makes it clear that he is not associated with any political party and his job as an analyst requires him to bring a certain amount of skepticism to all political situations and events.

- Describe the different political opinions that Bill has in defining himself as an Independent.

- Explain why his independent mindset gives him an advantage over other analysts in covering world events.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Bill's views on religion, church, and the positive effects that religion has on health, morality, and society. Include an analysis of the statistics and examples Bill provides in Chapter 5. Explain Bill's objections to the scandals in the Catholic Church and how they were handled. Use Bill's childhood recollections to examine the effect his Catholic School education had on his life, and the way it helped him avoid making impulsive decisions with serious unintended consequences.

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