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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. 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) Slave owners.
(b) Republicans.
(c) Christians.
(d) U.S. citizens.

2. Mamet claims in Chapter 26: Feminism, that the left's dislike of Sarah Palin is in large part because she is what?
(a) Alaskan.
(b) Smart.
(c) A "worker".
(d) Pretty.

3. What book by Sarah Palin has sold more than two million copies?
(a) Russia is Coming.
(b) Denali and Me.
(c) Going Rogue.
(d) How to Gut a Moose.

4. 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) Susan Sarandon.
(b) Marilyn Monroe.
(c) Jane Fonda.
(d) Lucille Ball.

5. Mamet claims in Chapter 21: Rumpelstiltskin that the impact of liberal policies will result in what?
(a) The destruction of our culture.
(b) The first woman president.
(c) A better economy.
(d) Americans being slaves to the Chinese.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the Supreme Court's decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford?

2. 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?

3. 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.?

4. What does Mamet define as the practice of indicting and assaulting others for their opinions or for sometimes just stating the truth in Chapter 24: Arrested Development?

5. Mamet writes that he did not serve in the military for what reason in Chapter 37: Late Revelations?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How are the Ashkenazi Jews described in Chapter 27: The Ashkenazis? How did Mamet's grandparents succeed in America?

4. How does Mamet relate the benefits of working on a movie set in Chapter 38: Who Does One Think He Is?

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

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

7. How does Mamet relate the government to a sports referee in Chapter 30: Naturally Evolved Institutions?

8. For what play was Mamet criticized for misogynistic views in Chapter 26: Feminism? What was his response?

9. How does Mamet relate the metaphor of the street sweeper to Marxism in Chapter 32: The Street Sweeper and the Surgeon, or Marxism Examined?

10. What does Mamet assert to be the reason for America's success in Chapter 39: The Secret Knowledge? What threatens that success to Mamet?

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