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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 134-162.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the executive vice president at CNN in the book?
(a) Ted Turner.
(b) Steve Turner.
(c) Ed Turner.
(d) Ned Turner.

2. "Dealing with Pigs" was Thompson's reaction to what?
(a) The Cold War.
(b) The Meese Report.
(c) The Reagan Report.
(d) The Stewart Report.

3. In "The Worst People in the World," Thompson claimed to be applying for what?
(a) The "Journalist Abroad" program.
(b) The Oscar Award.
(c) The Nobel Peace Prize.
(d) The "Journalist in Space" program.

4. What was Thompson's girlfriend getting a tattoo of in "Saturday Night in the City"?
(a) Panther.
(b) Eagle.
(c) Fox.
(d) Pigeon.

5. "A Generation of Swine" begins with Thompson describing people's obsessions with doing what at home?
(a) Watching movies.
(b) Eating dinner.
(c) Testing their health.
(d) Socializing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What porn actress was revealed to have been underage while making her first films, in "Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll?"

2. "The Pro-Flogging View" was a response to a letter from whom?

3. Where did Ted Kennedy drive off a bridge?

4. In "Rise of the TV Preachers," Thompson argued that Pat Robertson would run for President because he was lured by the power that who seemed to wield with the White House?

5. Who killed all of Skinner's contacts in "Four Million Thugs?"

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