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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, September.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it necessary for the politicians have so many meet-and-greets to shake hands with many different workers?
(a) It is important that politicians visit their hometowns in this manner.
(b) It is necessary for the campaign workers to poll the constituents.
(c) It is merely a formality from the 1800s.
(d) It makes the politicians more personable to the average American.

2. During "January," what does Thompson say was inappropriate during the previous social setting?
(a) His clothing.
(b) The date of the event.
(c) The socialites who would be present.
(d) Whether to bring a date or not.

3. In the meeting at the ballroom, what does Thompson hypothesize as being Wallace's goal?
(a) Moving voters to another candidate.
(b) Targeting voters.
(c) Introducing radical new ideas with traditional promises.
(d) Dividing voters.

4. What level of recognition is finally granted to Thompson during "September?"
(a) He is given an interview with McGovern.
(b) He is finally made a member of the Presidential Press Corps.
(c) He is given an award for his campaign coverage.
(d) He is allowed to travel with the politicians themselves.

5. What reason is Thompson given that attempts to diminish the importance of his employer?
(a) His magazine is the lowest-ranked in the country.
(b) He works for a music magazine.
(c) His employer never served in Vietnam.
(d) His editor is a known communist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is particularly colorful about the letter exchange in "July?"

2. How does Thompson describe the Washington D.C. journalists in "January?"

3. When Thompson reaches his destination in "January, February, into March," how do his disrespectful peers treat him?

4. What is one of the reasons Thompson is so famous?

5. In Thompson's estimation, in "Dark Interlude," what is the real problem with political conflicts?

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