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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 37 through 39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Al Sharpton born?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1938.

2. When did the Vietnam War begin?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1965.

3. Mamet writes in Chapter 33: Self-Evident Truth that American Democracy is based on the belief that what?
(a) Christianity is the true religion.
(b) We can't go back to England.
(c) All men are created equal.
(d) Communism is wrong.

4. Where was Saul Alinsky born?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Boise.
(c) Boston.
(d) Chicago.

5. 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) Limiting the government's powers.
(b) Overthrowing the government.
(c) Extending the governments powers.
(d) Moving deep into the woods.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mamet claims in Chapter 33: Self-Evident Truth, that the people should save their abstract such as hope and their spiritual beliefs for what?

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?

3. What actor was Jane Fonda's father?

4. In 1987, Mamet made his film directing debut with what movie?

5. When was the novel "Lost Horizon" published?

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