Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72 Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

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Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72 Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of "June," why does Thompson compare the journalists to a particularly notorious group?
(a) Their similar boredom.
(b) Their similar self-righteousness.
(c) Their similar anger.
(d) Their similar drug use.

2. How does Thompson assist a group of people in "January, February, into March" who informed him of their collective hatred for politicians?
(a) Changing their oil.
(b) Flagging down a ride.
(c) Reconstructing the motor.
(d) Getting their car on the road.

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

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

5. At the time of this book, who employed Thompson?
(a) Rolling Stone.
(b) Washington Post.
(c) New York Times.
(d) Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite, or perhaps, because of Thompson's own preferences, what in his writing identifies him as a trustworthy source of information and editorials?

2. What two people does Thompson compare to the Yin/Yang?

3. In "November," what begins to plague the author?

4. Above all else, why does the public lose its trust in Eagleton (and by extension, McGovern)?

5. What is the tone of "October?"

(see the answer key)

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