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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 type of slant does Fox News have with its programming?

2. What was the primary weakness of Bill's father?

3. According to Bill, where do many social problems start?

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

5. What is the new "spirit of selfishness"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the controversial ruling of the California Circuit Court of Appeals and how is Christmas being included in the battle for religion?

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

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

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

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

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

8. According to Bill, how has the term "diversity" been misused for political agendas?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

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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