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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. Who wrote the novel "Lost Horizon"?
(a) Chadwick Roberts.
(b) James Hilton.
(c) Randall Morris.
(d) Edmund King.

2. In Chapter 4: Alcatraz, Mamet writes that what promotes transition and advancement?
(a) The Democratic party.
(b) Society.
(c) The Republican party.
(d) The Christian church.

3. According to Mamet in Chapter 7: Choice, the denial of reality is one of the reasons the Left embraces what?
(a) Communism.
(b) Socialism.
(c) Conservatism.
(d) Liberalism.

4. What does Mamet claim the political impulse originated from in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse?
(a) A natural urge to bring order to social relations.
(b) A way to convey one's perspective.
(c) Ancient Roman times.
(d) A desire to rule lower classes.

5. Who was the Republican Vice-Presidential candidate in the 2008 election?
(a) John McCain.
(b) Joe Biden.
(c) Sarah Palin.
(d) Barack Obama.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mamet, the Left ascribes to a sharing of wealth but fails to answer what fundamental question?

2. When was Sigmund Freud born?

3. What is the setting of the play "The Music Man"?

4. What term refers to the weapon equipment of a military vehicle, ship, or aircraft?

5. According to Mamet in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse, justice was seen by the Right as meaning what?

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