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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. In what year did the stock market crash, leading to the Great Depression?
(a) 1926.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1931.
2. In what year did Sarah Palin become mayor of Wasilla, Alaska?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1988.
3. What radio talk show does Al Sharpton host?
(a) "Dateline".
(b) "360 New York".
(c) "Truth in Politics".
(d) "Keepin' It Real".
4. Mamet writes that he did not serve in the military for what reason in Chapter 37: Late Revelations?
(a) He was given a deferment.
(b) He was wealthy.
(c) He moved to Mexico.
(d) He moved to Canada.
5. Mamet describes being criticized for being a misogynist by a female critic for what play in Chapter 26: Feminism?
(a) Waiting for Godot.
(b) Oleanna.
(c) American Buffalo.
(d) Sexual Perversity in Chicago.
Short Answer Questions
1. 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?
2. Freedom of speech in the United States is protected by what Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
3. What refers to the area of the nation's economy under private rather than governmental control?
4. What is defined as an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment?
5. Where was Karl Marx born?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Mamet relate the benefits of working on a movie set in Chapter 38: Who Does One Think He Is?
2. How are the Ashkenazi Jews described in Chapter 27: The Ashkenazis? How did Mamet's grandparents succeed in America?
3. What does Mamet write about the 2008 housing collapse in Chapter 23: Greed?
4. 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?
5. What does Mamet claim about the denigration of American culture in Chapter 22: My Father, Al Sharpton, and the Designated Criminal?
6. What is the outcome of government intervention in the economy according to Mamet in Chapter 31: Breatharian?
7. How does Mamet describe the impact of the Dred Scott Decision in Chapter 33: Self-Evident Truth?
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. How did David Mamet's political beliefs evolve throughout his life?
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