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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. Which one of the following is not an example of a liberal newspaper?

2. Which company does Bill use as an example of the government's inability to run an effective business?

3. How long before the Malvo sniper case did INS refuse to deport Malvo when they had the chance?

4. How do the liberal Supreme Court Justices regard the Founders' belief that America is a God fearing nation?

5. What is the difference in the budget for the "Big Dig" highway and the actual cost of it?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What are the differences between the country today and a hundred years ago? What caused the changes?

9. What is the Judeo-Christian philosophy?

10. How did Bill confront the United Way for their incompetence? What happened afterward?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As Bill continues outspoken in exposing corruption, he encounters resistance from celebrities and the media.

- Describe the United Way fundraiser, Bill's concerns about it, and how the celebrities attacked him over his criticism.

- Explain the two unethical situations that Bill Moyers was involved in, why the corruption would be allowed to take place on a station such as PBS, and the larger issue of greed and the media.

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

Using Bill's analysis, explain the problems with the racial issues and tensions of the country, including the ways that political correctness has prevented legitimate discussion of issues, and the misrepresentation of minorities by selfish people that use race as a means to benefit financially. Describe how Bill was taken out of context in an attempt to vilify him and marginalize the points he is making about race and society.

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