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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 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?

2. When was Karl Marx born?

3. Where was Saul Alinsky born?

4. What was the name of legislation approved by the U.S. Congress in that prohibited further U.S. military activity in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia?

5. The State of Israel was created by a British mandate that was ratified by what organization?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Saul Alinsky described in Chapter 37: Late Revelations? What criticism does Mamet have for community organization?

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

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

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

5. From what did the institution of marriage arise, according to Mamet in Chapter 30: Naturally Evolved Institutions?

6. What importance does Mamet lay on the foundation of family in Chapter 29: The Family?

7. What does Mamet claim to the objective of Al Sharpton in Chapter 22: My Father, Al Sharpton, and the Designated Criminal?

8. How does Mamet relate demagoguery to the Obama campaign in Chapter 33: Self-Evident Truth?

9. What is the outcome of government intervention in the economy according to Mamet in Chapter 31: Breatharian?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theories of Milton Friedman and their impact on the ideas of David Mamet. How does Milton Friedman view free enterprise?

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 and discuss the Ashkenazi Immigration. What reasons did the Ashkenazi Jews have for leaving their homeland to come to America?

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