2. In Chapter 10: Milton Friedman Explained, Mamet writes that as opposed to asking, "What are the decisions?" Milton Friedman posed what question?
(a) "Who makes decisions".
(b) "Can't I make my own decisions".
(c) "Who needs decisions".
(d) "Decisions for who".

3. What does Mamet define as the practice of indicting and assaulting others for their opinions or for sometimes just stating the truth in Chapter 24: Arrested Development?
(a) Blind politics.
(b) Persecution politics.
(c) Identity politics.
(d) Party politics.

4. According to Mamet, a democracy is created with the intention of ensuring that no one suffers from the state which can only be accomplished by doing what?
(a) Moving deep into the woods.
(b) Overthrowing the government.
(c) Extending the governments powers.
(d) Limiting the government's powers.

5. Obama's campaign of "hope" and "change" was heralded as what, according to Mamet in Chapter 6: The Music Man?
(a) The start or World War III.
(b) The end of the world.
(c) Salvation.
(d) The new New Deal.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the setting of the play Glengarry Glen Ross?

3. In Chapter 9: Chicago, Mamet writes that the Left demands that the country continue to feel guilty about what?

4. In Chapter 5: Lost Horizon, Mamet writes that there is a stampede of unskilled individuals into what schools because it is an acceptable pursuit and it is not "work" per se?

5. Who does Mamet equate liberals with who were expelled from England because their "good acts" were seen as contrived and nauseated everyone?

(see the answer key)

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