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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of David Mamet's father?
(a) Marcus Robert Mamet.
(b) Bernard Morris Mamet.
(c) James Russel Mamet.
(d) Herbert David Mamet.

3. What is defined as a suspicion of, hatred toward, or discrimination against Jews for reasons connected to their Jewish heritage?
(a) Anti Israelism.
(b) Anti Palestinianism.
(c) Anti Semitism.
(d) Anti Judaism.

4. In Chapter 9: Chicago, Mamet writes that the culture of society could be summed up in one phrase, "That's how we do things in Chicago," the sub-text of which was what?
(a) Ignorance is bliss.
(b) Not to question established conventions.
(c) We are better than you.
(d) You are doing things wrong.

5. Who does Mamet equate liberals with who were expelled from England because their "good acts" were seen as contrived and nauseated everyone?
(a) Christians.
(b) Puritans.
(c) Jews.
(d) Mormons.

6. Mamet writes in Chapter 11: What is "Diversity?" that buying into the "change" that Obama has promised will cause the descent of the nation into what?
(a) Godlessness.
(b) Anarchy.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Socialism.

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

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

9. What does Mamet claim Jane Fonda did in visiting Hanoi and being photographed seated on an anti-aircraft battery?
(a) Enraged the Japanese.
(b) Impressed the prsident.
(c) Committed treason.
(d) Ended the war.

10. What does Mamet claim the Arabs want in regard to the State of Israel in Chapter 12: The Monty Hall Problem and the Contractor?
(a) Free entry in and out of Israel.
(b) To live in peace with the Jews.
(c) To destroy Israel and claim the land.
(d) A buffer zone along the border.

11. For what field was Milton Friedman a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize?
(a) Literature.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Economic Sciences.

12. According to Mamet in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse, justice was seen by the Right as meaning what?
(a) Criminals facing stiff jail sentences.
(b) Rich people being safe.
(c) Strict adherence to laws.
(d) A death penalty is necessary.

13. Mamet writes in Chapter 11: What is "Diversity?" that a liberal education teaches children to dismantle and disparage what?
(a) The true heart of America.
(b) The Communist revolution.
(c) A democratic society.
(d) A culture in which their family has thrived.

14. In Chapter 4: Alcatraz, Mamet writes that what promotes transition and advancement?
(a) The Christian church.
(b) The Republican party.
(c) The Democratic party.
(d) Society.

15. Liberals view themselves as compassionate and free-thinking but to Mamet they are what?
(a) Racist and ignorant.
(b) Narrow and biased.
(c) Brainwashed and lazy.
(d) Arrogant and stubborn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Democratic candidate in the 2008 Presidential election?

2. When was the play "American Buffalo" first produced?

3. In Chapter 16: The Victim, Mamet writes that the liberal concern for the "victim" is merely an attempt to do what?

4. When did the term Homeland Security first arise, following a reorganization of many U.S. government agencies?

5. What term refers to the weapon equipment of a military vehicle, ship, or aircraft?

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