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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. According to Bill, what happens to uncontrolled brutality?

2. Which of the following sayings is not included in the section covering some of Bill's mistakes?

3. What is Bill's advice to minorities?

4. During the time of network bias, how many Americans supported the decision to go to war against Iraq?

5. According to Bill, what type of people should be avoided?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the difference in the way the police handled crime when Bill's grandfather patrolled the streets of New York?

2. How can people be vilified when speaking about minorities? What situation did Bill experience to show the political correctness in society?

3. How does Bill describe Peter Jennings?

4. What are some of the suggestions in Chapter 10 that Bill gives people to help them live happier lives?

5. As Bill explains in Chapter 8, what is the hypocrisy of some people that claim to represent the minorities?

6. What was Bill's experience at Inside Edition?

7. What is Bill's prediction for the future of the legal system?

8. Why did Bill file a complaint with the California State Bar?

9. What are some of the reasons why Bill supports the Iraq war?

10. What example does Bill give of how the media rushed to judgment in the Iraq war and were left looking foolish?

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

As Bill continues outspoken in exposing corruption, he encounters resistance from celebrities and the media.

- Describe the United Way fundraiser, Bill's concerns about it, and how the celebrities attacked him over his criticism.

- Explain the two unethical situations that Bill Moyers was involved in, why the corruption would be allowed to take place on a station such as PBS, and the larger issue of greed and the media.

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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