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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 through 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Mamet in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse, justice was seen by the Left as meaning what?
(a) The right to a fair trial.
(b) Equality.
(c) An increase in civil rights.
(d) Community service.

2. Mamet writes in Chapter 10: Milton Friedman Explained that the advantage that free enterprise has over the state is that it can what?
(a) More easily and effectively correct itself.
(b) It can skirt regulations easier.
(c) Change prices and values easier.
(d) It can advertise.

3. What does Mamet claim the Arabs want in regard to the State of Israel in Chapter 12: The Monty Hall Problem and the Contractor?
(a) To live in peace with the Jews.
(b) Free entry in and out of Israel.
(c) To destroy Israel and claim the land.
(d) A buffer zone along the border.

4. What refers to a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice?
(a) Bounty.
(b) Embargo.
(c) Taboo.
(d) Tariff.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is defined as the preservation of different cultures or cultural identities within a unified society, as a state or nation?

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

3. What was the profession of David Mamet's father?

4. Mamet has mused that he'd rather deal with a crooked cop than what in Chapter 9: Chicago?

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

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