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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 is a good news item, if done right?

2. What is a farmhouse with a small garden, some livestock, and maybe a pond?

3. What makes up the majority of the diet for the National Liberation Front?

4. According to Hoffman, what drugs should be avoided?

5. What can be used as fake marijuana?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Hoffman give for getting welfare benefits?

2. How does Hoffman describe those who would follow his advice? Do you think he takes his advice seriously?

3. How have politics and mainstream society changed since Hoffman's day?

4. What are the main themes of STEAL THIS BOOK?

5. What legal advice does Hoffman have for those arrested?

6. What do you think the New Nation described by Hoffman would look like? Is it possible to achieve?

7. What does Hoffman say about airlines? How valid are the advice and justifications that he gives?

8. Where can a person find food that needs to be disposed of?

9. Has reading STEAL THIS BOOK changed your view of politics and the democratic system?

10. What happened in the People's Park in Berkeley, 1969?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay making a moral argument for or against the publication of books such as STEAL THIS BOOK.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the topic of social welfare and the social safety net, making an argument for or against expansion of government spending on social programs. Be sure to use both logical, moral, and cited/researched arguments in your paper.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on what you feel is the most important political demonstration/protest in American history. Be sure to address:

1) The goal of the demonstration.

2) A timeline of what happened at the demonstration.

3) How the event has influenced history and America as a nation.

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