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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new Dallas Cowboys' quarterback did Thompson bet on, in "Midnight in the Desert?"
(a) Jason Anderson.
(b) Herschel Walker.
(c) Norman Waler.
(d) Andrew Walker.

2. What porn actress was revealed to have been underage while making her first films, in "Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll?"
(a) Jenna Jameson.
(b) Debbie Khan.
(c) Alice Walters.
(d) Traci Lords.

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

4. Who killed all of Skinner's contacts in "Four Million Thugs?"
(a) The FBI.
(b) The CIA.
(c) The Tonton Macoute.
(d) The Tutsi.

5. "They Called Him Deep Throat" was split between a discussion of televangelist Pat Robertson and what Watergate conspirator?
(a) Ralph Steadman.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) Ed Meese.
(d) G. Gordon Liddy.

6. What concert did Thompson watch on "Memo from the War Room?"
(a) The Who.
(b) The Doors.
(c) The Beatles.
(d) The Rolling Stones.

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

8. Whose report linked pornography to violence, in "Four More Games?"
(a) Ronald Reagan's.
(b) Michael Moore's.
(c) Ed Meese's.
(d) George Bush's.

9. Who was being sworn in as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in "Strictly Business?"
(a) Andrew Sweitzer.
(b) Ed Meese.
(c) William Everett.
(d) William Rehnquist.

10. The friend who called Thompson in "Showdown in the Pig Palace" was what profession?
(a) Politician.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Political strategist.
(d) News anchor.

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

12. Who came to visit Thompson in "They All Drowned?"
(a) Ralph Steadman.
(b) Skinner.
(c) Frank Mankiewicz.
(d) Marie.

13. Where did Thompson travel in "The Gonzo Salvage Co.?"
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Miami.
(c) New York.
(d) North Carolina.

14. What Haitian dictator had fallen, in "Kill Them Before They Eat?"
(a) Baby Doc Duvalier.
(b) Doc Dontiole.
(c) Pierre Beaudrioux.
(d) Baby Dontiole.

15. Where did "Saturday Night in the City" take place?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Denver.
(c) New York.
(d) Los Angeles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Dealing with Pigs," Thompson doubted there was a connection between violence and what?

2. Who won the Superbowl in "Meat Sickness?"

3. Thompson claimed, in "Let the Cheap Dogs Eat," that the most successful dog fighters make up to how much money in a night?

4. "The Hellfire Club" discussed the sexual scandals of the televangelists Jimmy Swaggart and who else?

5. Who first went to look at the motorcycle for sale, in "Last Dance in Dumb Town?"

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