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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 through 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The United States Presidential election of 2008 was numbered what quadrennial presidential election?
(a) 68th.
(b) 56th.
(c) 29th.
(d) 44th.

2. Who espoused the concept that "change" itself was a solution in the 2008 Presidential election, according to David Mamet?
(a) Republicans.
(b) Communists.
(c) Democrats.
(d) Libertarians

3. What is the setting of the play "The Music Man"?
(a) Silver City.
(b) The mountaintop.
(c) River City.
(d) Memphis.

4. Who wrote the book, music and lyrics for the play "The Music Man"?
(a) Erica Reynolds.
(b) Nancy Edwards.
(c) Rebecca Matthews.
(d) Meredith Willson.

5. When was the play "Glengarry Glen Ross" first produced?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1978.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the novel "Lost Horizon"?

2. According to Mamet in Chapter 7: Choice, what contains the wisdom from which the laws and the traditions of the West originate?

3. In Chapter 3: Culture, School Shootings, the Audience, and the Elevator, Mamet writes that the pursuit of ____________________________ is a waste of time and money in that what can be taken from the experience is not marketable and has no relevance to the real work force?

4. What economist makes the observation that aid to a developing country actually impedes that development in Chapter 6: The Music Man?

5. Where is Alcatraz Island located?

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