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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. Where is Alcatraz Island located?
(a) Humboldt Bay.
(b) The Sea of Cortez.
(c) Puget Sound.
(d) San Francisco Bay.

2. What economist makes the observation that aid to a developing country actually impedes that development in Chapter 6: The Music Man?
(a) Paul Krugman.
(b) Carl Menger.
(c) Wilhelm Röpke.
(d) Dambisa Moyo.

3. According to Mamet, who supported the concepts of fiscal conservatism, lower taxes and a strong military in the 2008 Presidential election?
(a) Republicans.
(b) Democrats.
(c) Communists.
(d) Libertarians.

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

5. What is defined as the preservation of different cultures or cultural identities within a unified society, as a state or nation?
(a) Segregation.
(b) Utopia.
(c) Sovereign nation.
(d) Multiculturalism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the book, music and lyrics for the play "The Music Man"?

2. According to Mamet in Chapter 7: Choice, a group that knows nothing of the world's history plopped in an isolated area on earth has what one factor that keeps it together?

3. Who was the Republican Vice-Presidential candidate in the 2008 election?

4. When was the play "Glengarry Glen Ross" first produced?

5. In Chapter 8: The Red Sea, Mamet writes that perhaps the parting of the Red Sea did not symbolize the unity of mankind; rather, it may have been intended to do what?

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