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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 162-194.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What dictator's wife was known for her immense shoe collection?
(a) Annette DePaulo.
(b) Imelda Marcos.
(c) Annette Marcos.
(d) Marie Duvalier.

2. Who did Thompson call in "The Woman from Kiev?"
(a) Skinner.
(b) Ralph Steadman.
(c) Sarah Stephens.
(d) Frank Mankiewicz.

3. Who did Thompson discover was withdrawing from the race in "Apres Moi, le Deluge?"
(a) Patrick Buchanan.
(b) Ted Kennedy.
(c) Gary Hart.
(d) Geoge Bush.

4. Thompson claimed, in "Let the Cheap Dogs Eat," that the most successful dog fighters make up to how much money in a night?
(a) $20,000.
(b) $15,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $40,000.

5. What happened to Reagan's veto on sanctions in South Africa, in "Loose Cannon on the Deck?"
(a) It is overruled.
(b) It is rejected.
(c) It is enacted.
(d) It is dead in the water.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The South African Problem," Thompson suggested that Reagan was planning on doing what?

2. What did Thompson attempt to blow up, in "Orgy of the Dead?"

3. How many days did the dynamite-laden vehicle sit in Thompson's yard before a neighbor blew it up, in "Orgy of the Dead?"

4. Where was Thompson traveling, in "Slow Day at the Airport?"

5. "They Called Him Deep Throat" was split between a discussion of televangelist Pat Robertson and what Watergate conspirator?

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