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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 29 through 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 13: Maxwell Street, Mamet claims that the Socialist vision of society, of taking care of the weak and downtrodden, only serves to do what?
(a) Make America less prosperous.
(b) Curb creativity and human imagination.
(c) Encourage dependability on the government.
(d) Tear at the fabric of our nation.

3. What radio talk show does Al Sharpton host?
(a) "Dateline".
(b) "Keepin' It Real".
(c) "Truth in Politics".
(d) "360 New York".

4. According to Mamet, the United Nations destroyed the image of America by identifying the nation as what?
(a) The number one criminal of the world.
(b) Not concerned with other countries.
(c) Greedy.
(d) Lazy.

5. What book by Sarah Palin has sold more than two million copies?
(a) How to Gut a Moose.
(b) Going Rogue.
(c) Russia is Coming.
(d) Denali and Me.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is defined as the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.?

2. In Chapter 4: Alcatraz, Mamet writes that what promotes transition and advancement?

3. What word means to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame?

4. When was the NAACP formed?

5. Mamet claims in Chapter 31: Breatharian, that government intervention serves to do what?

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