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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. Who did David Mamet claim was a brilliant actress and comedienne but failed to meet the standards of the feminists of her day in Chapter 26: Feminism?
(a) Jane Fonda.
(b) Susan Sarandon.
(c) Marilyn Monroe.
(d) Lucille Ball.

2. For what book is Saul Alinsky most well known?
(a) Justice for Everyone.
(b) Rules for Radicals.
(c) Common Sense for Peace.
(d) Nerds for Freedom.

3. Mamet writes in Chapter 24: Arrested Development that while teaching a drama course, Mamet encountered students who didn't want the villain of a story to be what?
(a) An Australian.
(b) A Jew.
(c) An American.
(d) An Arab.

4. Who headed a radical group that occupied Columbia University and insisted that he was speaking for the student body but most students didn't support him?
(a) Arnold Thompson.
(b) Mark Rudd.
(c) Rob Jackson.
(d) John Stephens.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is defined as existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought?

2. Mamet claims in Chapter 21: Rumpelstiltskin that the Obama administration refuses to accept the fact that the West is threatened by what?

3. Who was an American politician and promotion of liberal causes in the Democratic Party and served as the 31st Governor of Illinois?

4. 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.?

5. In Chapter 32: The Street Sweeper and the Surgeon, or Marxism Examined, Mamet claims that while it's absurd to judge that someone is not capable of a certain position because of his race, it is just as absurd to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mamet claim about the denigration of American culture in Chapter 22: My Father, Al Sharpton, and the Designated Criminal?

2. What does Mamet write about the 2008 housing collapse in Chapter 23: Greed?

3. Why does Mamet state that a democracy does not generally elect the best people into office in Chapter 34: Hope and Change? What example does he cite?

4. What led to the diminishing of conservative Judaism in Mamet's family, as described in Chapter 27: The Ashkenazis?

5. How does Mamet describe the internal sources of America's destruction in Chapter 22: My Father, Al Sharpton, and the Designated Criminal? What external sources does he describe?

6. What is the outcome when the government intervenes on the side of the street sweeper according to Mamet in Chapter 32: The Street Sweeper and the Surgeon, or Marxism Examined?

7. How does Mamet define greed and ambition in Chapter 23: Greed?

8. How does Mamet describe liberal hypocrisy in regard to feminism in Chapter 26: Feminism?

9. What does Mamet write about his own military experience in Chapter 37: Late Revelations?

10. How has opinion changed regarding the Jewish people, according to Mamet in Chapter 28: Some Personal History?

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