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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. What book by Sarah Palin has sold more than two million copies?
2. What was a federation of unions that organized workers in industrial unions in the United States and Canada from 1935 to 1955?
3. What refers to the area of the nation's economy under private rather than governmental control?
4. When was Al Sharpton born?
5. What concept stands on the side of the street sweeper and urges him to ask for more on payday since he gets far less than a physician, according to Mamet in Chapter 32: The Street Sweeper and the Surgeon, or Marxism Examined?
Short Essay Questions
1. For what play was Mamet criticized for misogynistic views in Chapter 26: Feminism? What was his response?
2. What led to the diminishing of conservative Judaism in Mamet's family, as described in Chapter 27: The Ashkenazis?
3. 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?
4. How does Mamet describe liberal hypocrisy in regard to feminism in Chapter 26: Feminism?
5. How does Mamet relate liberals to Rumpelstiltskin?
6. How does Mamet describe the impact of the Dred Scott Decision in Chapter 33: Self-Evident Truth?
7. How has opinion changed regarding the Jewish people, according to Mamet in Chapter 28: Some Personal History?
8. How is Saul Alinsky described in Chapter 37: Late Revelations? What criticism does Mamet have for community organization?
9. What does Mamet claim about the denigration of American culture in Chapter 22: My Father, Al Sharpton, and the Designated Criminal?
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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define and discuss the terms the Left, the Right, fiscal conservatism, liberalism and conservatism. How do Mamet's definitions of these terms relate to dictionary definitions?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss Chicago's political history and the NAACP. What politicians brought about the reputation for crooked politics in Chicago?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the history of World War II, the U.S. Constitution, and the president's right to declare war. Does the Constitution grant this right to the President or to Congress?
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