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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. How far back do some of Bill's loyal friendships go?

2. What did the animosity between Clinton and FBI Director, Louis Freeh, cause?

3. According to Bill, what types of images and sounds flood television and radio?

4. Where is the "Big Dig" highway located that Bill uses as an example in Chapter 3?

5. Which one of the following is not listed by Bill as a way that religion can help people?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bill O'Reilly describe himself politically?

2. What are the differences between the country today and a hundred years ago? What caused the changes?

3. How does Bill describe his own childhood?

4. How did Bill confront the United Way for their incompetence? What happened afterward?

5. According to Bill, what kind of an advantage do people of privilege have in attracting friends?

6. What example does Bill use to show the danger of illegal immigration and the government's unwillingness to deal with it?

7. How does the media coverage break down in terms of coverage and bias?

8. According to Bill, what type of pity do people spend too much time having? Why is that counterproductive in building good relationships?

9. Why does Bill think that the mainstream media is threatened by him?

10. How did Bill's Catholic School experience contrast with his friends who attended public school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to Bill, inner cities suffer from the rampant crime while the media and politicians choose to ignore it.

- Compare the way that crime is dealt with in upscale cities with the way it is overlooked in the inner cities, using Chicago as an example.

- Explain why politicians are unwilling to address the crime problems of the inner cities.

- Describe the ways that people living in the poorer neighborhoods can work with the police to stop the crime that is occurring.

Essay Topic 2

According to Bill, America is a country that has unlimited opportunity that is available to anyone who is willing to work hard to achieve their goals.

- Describe the principles that America was founded on and why they created an inspiring climate that encourages dreams.

- Explain the importance of health, education, discipline, persistence, and independence in building a better life, according to Bill.

- Analyze Bill's advice for overcoming setbacks. How was he able to rise up from humble beginnings to become successful?

Essay Topic 3

In Who's Looking Out For You? Bill shows how politics have interfered with America's ability to defend itself against outside attacks.

- Describe the situation that scandalized the CIA and how it prevented the country from acquiring the necessary information needed to thwart upcoming attacks.

- Describe Bill's analysis of the Clinton administration, the politics that caused a lack of information on attacks that were being planned, and the resulting vulnerability.

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