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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 29 through 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 32: The Street Sweeper and the Surgeon, or Marxism Examined, Mamet claims that while it's absurd to judge that someone is not capable of a certain position because of his race, it is just as absurd to do what?
(a) Hold an election for the position.
(b) Assume the same based on their sex.
(c) Assume the same based on their religion.
(d) Push someone into a position who is not suited for it just because of his race.

2. Karl Marx was quoted for saying that "from each according to his ability, to each according to his" what?
(a) Need.
(b) Means.
(c) Beliefs.
(d) Want.

3. What is defined as the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.?
(a) Ancient history.
(b) Culture.
(c) Racism.
(d) Society.

4. Where was Vanessa Redgrave born?
(a) London, England.
(b) Rome, Italy.
(c) Paris, France.
(d) Warsaw, Poland.

5. Mamet writes in Chapter 11: What is "Diversity?" that a liberal education teaches children to dismantle and disparage what?
(a) A democratic society.
(b) A culture in which their family has thrived.
(c) The true heart of America.
(d) The Communist revolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. Along with other celebrities, Jane Fonda supported what occupation in 1969 which was intended to call attention to Native American issues?

2. In Chapter 17: Puritans, Mamet writes that liberals apply what to all people and causes?

3. When was Milton Friedman born?

4. What television game show is referenced in Chapter 12: The Monty Hall Problem and the Contractor?

5. Mamet claims in Chapter 18: The Noble Savage that Conservatives believe in ______ which is not a fantasy and which is a proven success.

(see the answer key)

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