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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mamet claim brought about the Car Czar in the Obama administration in Chapter 20: Cabinet Spiritualism and the Car Czar?
(a) "Arrogant thinking".
(b) "Communist thinking".
(c) "Magic thinking".
(d) "Wishful thinking".

3. What does Mamet claim the Jews of the State of Israel want in Chapter 12: The Monty Hall Problem and the Contractor?
(a) To provoke the Palestinians.
(b) To rely on the might of the U.S.
(c) To take over more land.
(d) To protect their borders and live in peace.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What economist makes the observation that aid to a developing country actually impedes that development in Chapter 6: The Music Man?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. What television game show is referenced in Chapter 12: The Monty Hall Problem and the Contractor?

5. According to Mamet in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse, justice was seen by the Left as meaning what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What hypocrisies does Mamet point out in liberal thought in Chapter 11: What is "Diversity?"

2. How does Mamet describe his youth in his native city in Chapter 9: Chicago?

3. How does Mamet relate Obama's campaign to the musical "The Music Man" in Chapter 6: "The Music Man"?

4. What values does Mamet claim the Democrats and Republicans espoused in the 2008 election in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse?

5. What criticism of the Left does Mamet voice in Chapter 7: Choice?

6. What does Mamet write about the meaning of the parting of the Red Sea in Chapter 8: The Red Sea?

7. How does Mamet relate liberalism, big government and nature in Chapter 18: The Noble Savage?

8. What does Mamet assert of the free market in Chapter 18: The Noble Savage?

9. What does Mamet claim would be the outcome in Iran if people expressed freedom of thought in Chapter 17: Puritans?

10. How does Mamet describe Homeland Security in Chapter 20: Cabinet Spiritualism and the Car Czar?

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