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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. According to Bill in Chapter 2, what intensifies the behavior of adults?

2. How many people died because of Malvo's attacks?

3. How many years did Bill's father work hard at a place where he was suspicious of everyone?

4. How are parents seen when they speak out against promiscuous celebrities?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the Judeo-Christian philosophy?

4. How does Bill describe President Bush?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What example does Bill use to describe how tough it is to trust people, even those considered friends?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As Bill explains in Who's Looking Out For You?, the Iraq war was unfortunately turned into a divisive issue that triggered both support and criticism.

- Analyze Bill's reasons for supporting the war and the logic behind them.

- Describe the media's objections to the war and the examples that Bill uses to show the hypocrisy of those objections.

- Explain two examples of celebrities/broadcasters that incorrectly judged the war and how they were proven wrong.

Essay Topic 2

The bias of the network news coverage and the newspapers is an area that Bill has studied and analyzed thoroughly.

- Analyze the major newspapers and their biases in reporting the news and why newspapers in general are in decline.

- Explain the different approaches to the news taken by the networks and cable news stations.

- Describe how Fox News sets itself apart from other stations, and why Bill's show, The O'Reilly Factor, is the most watched cable news show on television.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the primary responsibility of a parent and the various guidelines for parents that Bill outlines in Chapter 1. Include examples of how each guideline is achieved.

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