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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 through 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 16: The Victim, Mamet writes that the liberal concern for the "victim" is merely an attempt to do what?
(a) Raise money.
(b) Be martyrs.
(c) Evoke a religious, spiritual feeling.
(d) Attain power and fame.

2. When was the State of Israel established?
(a) 1874.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1725.
(d) 1293.

3. When was David Mamet born?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1947.

4. When was Nevil Shute born?
(a) 1906.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1911.

5. When was the play "American Buffalo" first produced?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1975.

Short Answer Questions

1. Obama's campaign of "hope" and "change" was heralded as what, according to Mamet in Chapter 6: The Music Man?

2. In Chapter 3: Culture, School Shootings, the Audience, and the Elevator, Mamet writes that culture predates what?

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

4. Who wrote the novel "Lost Horizon"?

5. At what institution did Milton Friedman teach for over three decades?

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