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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "The Hellfire Club" discussed the sexual scandals of the televangelists Jimmy Swaggart and who else?
(a) Gary Hart.
(b) Jim Bakker.
(c) Billy Graham.
(d) Jimmy Carter.

2. Which team was playing the Boston Celtics in "Four More Games?"
(a) New Jersey Nets.
(b) Houston Rockets.
(c) Dallas Cowboys.
(d) Seattle Mariners.

3. Who was trying to interview Thompson in "Bad Nerves in Fat City" when the interview was disrupted by an angry woman pounding on the hotel room door?
(a) Dan Roberts.
(b) Wolf Blitzer.
(c) Dan Rather.
(d) Dan Hinkle.

4. In "Deported to Malaysia," Thompson received a call from his attorney, who was attempting to save a ____ man from killing himself at a bar near the golf course.
(a) Mexican.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Canadian.
(d) Israeli.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What major news network tried to interview Thompson but was turned away in "Bad Nerves in Fat City?"

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

3. Boca Chica was the most popular bar where?

4. What was Thompson following in "Nixon and the Whale Woman?"

5. Who was being sworn in as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in "Strictly Business?"

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