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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, November Continued.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to those who approve of professional speech writers, what purpose do the writers serve for the politicians?
(a) The writers are merely there to edit the speeches.
(b) The writers enhance the politician's performance.
(c) The writers control the campaign.
(d) The writers can catapult a politician to stardom with the right words.

2. What revelation does Thompson make to the readers about his intoxication on the airplane?
(a) The other journalists are only pretending to be stoned.
(b) The atmospheric change sobers him up.
(c) The other journalists are similarly high.
(d) The liquor on the plane is superior to his own.

3. What two archetypes does Thompson use to further his comparison of two of the candidates to the Yin/Yang?
(a) The prince and the pauper.
(b) The thief and the murderer.
(c) The brute and the liar.
(d) The lion and the lamb.

4. In "January, February, into March," what is the reason Thompson makes several people angry with him?
(a) He punches Mankiewicz.
(b) He refuses to remove his hat.
(c) He gets very drunk in front of the President.
(d) He is caught with hashish.

5. What is a trademark of Thompson's writing, as evidenced in "June?"
(a) His factual accounts.
(b) His interviews with the candidates.
(c) His frequent references to celebrities.
(d) His ability to make connections between disparate events.

Short Answer Questions

1. In general, who flies on Thompson's preferred plane?

2. What does Thompson combine with whiskey in "November?"

3. What are some of the activities that take place on the wilder plane during the campaign?

4. At the writing of this book, what do Americans realize about politics?

5. What is Hunter S. Thompson's occupation?

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