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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When was Vanessa Redgrave born?
2. When was Nevil Shute born?
3. When did a non-violent counterrevolution overthrow the Communists in East Germany?
4. In Chapter 9: Chicago, Mamet writes that the Left demands that the country continue to feel guilty about what?
5. According to Mamet in Chapter 7: Choice, a group that knows nothing of the world's history plopped in an isolated area on earth has what one factor that keeps it together?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Mamet define culture in Chapter 3: Culture, School Shootings, the Audience, and the Elevator?
2. What values does Mamet claim the Democrats and Republicans espoused in the 2008 election in Chapter 1: The Political Impulse?
3. How does Mamet describe the nature of laws in Chapter 13: Maxwell Street?
4. How is Nevil Shute introduced in Chapter 14: R100? What was Shute contracted to make?
5. How does Mamet describe Jane Fonda's political actions in Chapter 19: Adventure Slumming?
6. How does Mamet describe Homeland Security in Chapter 20: Cabinet Spiritualism and the Car Czar?
7. How does Mamet describe the change in Liberal Arts education in Chapter 5: Lost Horizon?
8. What economist does Mamet cite in Chapter 6: "The Music Man"? What observation is made?
9. How does Mamet describe his youth in his native city in Chapter 9: Chicago?
10. What comparison does Mamet make between Charles Manson and Che Guevara in Chapter 4: Alcatraz?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the origins and history of the State of Israel and the relationships between Israel, Palestine and the United States. What does Mamet assert the Arabs want? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the Ashkenazi Immigration. What reasons did the Ashkenazi Jews have for leaving their homeland to come to America?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theories of Milton Friedman and their impact on the ideas of David Mamet. How does Milton Friedman view free enterprise?
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