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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 254-283.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The man who sat next to Thompson on the plane in "Strictly Business" worked for what?
(a) CIA.
(b) Federal Bureau of Foreign Affairs.
(c) Federal Bureau of Prisons.
(d) FBI.

2. Thompson argues that for years the Chinese government had tried to eliminate what but failed, in "Down to a Sunless Sea?"
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Morphine.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Opium.

3. In "The Trickle-Down Theory," Thompson suggested there was a strong possibility Reagan would what?
(a) Resign.
(b) Be impeached.
(c) Be assassinated.
(d) Have a heart attack.

4. In "Caligula and the 7 Dwarfs," Thompson compared the implosion of Gary Hart's political career to what?
(a) "Casey at the Bat."
(b) A rainbow.
(c) A genie's lamp.
(d) A cesspool.

5. In "Ronald Reagan is Doomed," Thompson wrote that people were already fleeing the Reagan Administration because of what?
(a) Gary Hart scandal.
(b) Iran-Contra scandal.
(c) Chirnobyl disaster.
(d) Watergate scandal.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Crazy Patrick and Big Al" refered to Patrick Buchanan and who?

2. What Superbowl was it, in "Meat Sickness?"

3. Senator Daniel Inouye was a senator from where?

4. Who did Thompson make a bet with, in "Midnight in the Desert?"

5. Who was Richard Nixon's attorney during the Watergate scandal?

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