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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. What actor was Jane Fonda's father?
(a) James Fonda.
(b) Mitchell Fonda.
(c) Robert Fonda.
(d) Henry Fonda.

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

3. Mamet claims in Chapter 33: Self-Evident Truth, that the people should save their abstract such as hope and their spiritual beliefs for what?
(a) Religion.
(b) The weekend.
(c) The dinner table.
(d) Politics.

4. In Chapter 13: Maxwell Street, Mamet claims that to Liberals, the government has the responsibility of protecting anyone who claims to be what?
(a) Uneducated.
(b) Mentally unstable.
(c) Powerless.
(d) Poor.

5. Mamet claims in Chapter 35: The Small Refrigerator, that the biggest fault of his generation is what?
(a) Pride.
(b) Ingratitude.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What executive orders did FDR institute which brought about a variety of programs designed to produce relief (government jobs for the unemployed), recovery (economic growth), and reform?

3. What does Mamet assert would happen to the occupants of an Iranian vehicle with a bumper sticker with a Christian cross, a star of David and a Muslim crescent and the single word, "Co-Exist"?

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

5. In Chapter 26: Feminism, Mamet claims that the weakening of what will eventually destroy the family which is essential for a successful society?

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