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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dred Scott v. Sandford was a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that people of African descent brought into the United States and held as slaves (or their descendants, whether or not they were slaves) could never be what?
(a) Christians.
(b) Slave owners.
(c) Republicans.
(d) U.S. citizens.

2. In Chapter 26: Feminism, Mamet claims that the weakening of what will eventually destroy the family which is essential for a successful society?
(a) Conservatism.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Monogamy.
(d) Feminism.

3. What refers to the area of the nation's economy under private rather than governmental control?
(a) Religious sector.
(b) Private sector.
(c) Military sector.
(d) Eduacation sector.

4. When was Saul David Alinsky born?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1909.
(c) 1884.
(d) 1896.

5. Who was an American politician and promotion of liberal causes in the Democratic Party and served as the 31st Governor of Illinois?
(a) Rod Blagojevich.
(b) Adlai Stevenson II.
(c) Ronald Reagan.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

6. The main effects of the decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford in history were the rise of the Republican Party over what party?
(a) The Whig Party.
(b) The Democratic Party.
(c) The Torey Party.
(d) The Green Party.

7. It is Mamet's opinion in Chapter 22: My Father, Al Sharpton, and the Designated Criminal that who sends the message everyday that America has surrendered and is ready to be taken over by our enemies?
(a) Barack Obama.
(b) Howard Stern.
(c) George W. Bush.
(d) Sarah Palin.

8. To what office was Sarah Palin elected in 1992?
(a) Wasilla City Council.
(b) State Senator of Alaska.
(c) Governor of Alaska.
(d) Russian Diplomat.

9. Whose poem written for his son and containing many Christian references did Mamet read while at Camp Kawaga?
(a) General MacArthur's.
(b) Aldo Leopold's.
(c) Mark Twain's.
(d) William Shakespear's.

10. In what year did the stock market crash, leading to the Great Depression?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1926.

11. 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.?
(a) Society.
(b) Racism.
(c) Culture.
(d) Ancient history.

12. Mamet writes in Chapter 31: Breatharian that government did not invent what nor can it oversee it effectively?
(a) Homosexuality.
(b) Religion.
(c) The automobile industry.
(d) The film industry.

13. Mamet describes a friend of his daughter's who was what in Chapter 35: The Small Refrigerator?
(a) A mormon.
(b) A beauty queen.
(c) An heiress.
(d) A muslim.

14. What does Mamet define as when government vows to lead the people to the Promised Land in Chapter 33: Self-Evident Truth?
(a) Misogyny.
(b) Demagoguery.
(c) Propaganda.
(d) Nationalism.

15. What word means to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame?
(a) Critique.
(b) Denigrate.
(c) Praise.
(d) Abolish.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Mamet's grandparents immigrate to the United States?

2. When did Saul David Alinsky die?

3. Where was Karl Marx born?

4. When was Al Sharpton born?

5. When did the Vietnam War begin?

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