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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. Where do journalists rank on the polls?
2. At the time Who's Looking Out for You? was written, what percentage of American children were born out of wedlock?
3. Which one of the following is not one of the reasonable guidelines that parents should have?
4. What has the phrase, "Christmas holiday" been replaced with by some schools?
5. How long before the Malvo sniper case did INS refuse to deport Malvo when they had the chance?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Bill think that people can attract and maintain good friendships?
2. Which journalists does Bill think are good at their job? How should journalists approach the news in general?
3. What are Bill's personal views on religion?
4. How did Congressman Torricelli damage the country by scandalizing the CIA?
5. What are the differences between the country today and a hundred years ago? What caused the changes?
6. What example does Bill provide of the government's wasteful spending?
7. According to Bill, what is the primary responsibility of a parent? What makes it difficult?
8. How has the intentions of the Founders been twisted by the secular groups?
9. How does the media fuel the selfish behavior of people in Bill's opinion?
10. According to Bill, what kind of an advantage do people of privilege have in attracting friends?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Explain the primary responsibility of a parent and the various guidelines for parents that Bill outlines in Chapter 1. Include examples of how each guideline is achieved.
Essay Topic 3
According to Bill, the basic cause of many problems in the country is a bad family life.
- Provide at least three examples of the division between legality and irresponsibility in parenting.
- Analyze the negative effects of children born out of wedlock using the statistics and information provided in the book.
- Describe the cycle of abuse that Bill refers to in parenting, why it is so difficult to deal with, and the ways it is broken.
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