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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who ran against Nixon in the 46th presidential election?
(a) Jimmy Carter.
(b) Hubert Humphrey.
(c) Andrew Jackson.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

2. In "The Worm Turns," Thompson wrote that the Reagan Administration looked weak because of the cancellation of a summit with who?
(a) The Israeli Prime Minister.
(b) Yassir Arafat.
(c) Mikhail Gorbachev.
(d) The Dalai Lama.

3. Whose testimony did Thompson analyze, in "Cowboys at Sea?"
(a) George Schultz.
(b) George Bush.
(c) Ed Meese.
(d) Oliver North.

4. In "Fat Men on Horseback," Thompson marveled at how fast the political landscape had changed in what amount of time?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 1 months.
(d) 3 months.

5. Who called Thompson, in "The Other George Bush?"
(a) Roger.
(b) Skinner.
(c) Richard.
(d) James.

6. Where did Thompson go, in "White Trash with Money?"
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) Fort Lauderdale.

7. What made Thompson particularly angry with the school system, in "Expelled from the System?"
(a) No Child Left Behind.
(b) Urine tests.
(c) Teen pregnancy.
(d) Advancement tests.

8. Senator Warren Rudman was a senator from where?
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Maine.
(d) Nebraska.

9. Who was the only person Thompson saw who could have benefited from the Iran-Contra scandal?
(a) Ronald Reagan.
(b) Ed Meese.
(c) George Bush.
(d) Oliver North.

10. What did Thompson compare the Iran-Contra scandal to, in "Gone with the Wind?"
(a) Chernobyl.
(b) Carson Sink.
(c) Donhay Disaster.
(d) Clanson Sink.

11. In "Cowboys at Sea," Thompson related the testimony in court to an attack of an oil tanker where?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Kuwait.
(d) Iran.

12. "Crazy Patrick and Big Al" refered to Patrick Buchanan and who?
(a) Al Gore.
(b) Alex Beck.
(c) Alexander Haig.
(d) Alexander Williams.

13. What was the home state of President Richard Nixon?
(a) Maine.
(b) California.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Washington.

14. What did Thompson attempt to blow up, in "Orgy of the Dead?"
(a) A Jeep.
(b) A Corvette.
(c) A motorcycle.
(d) A truck.

15. Who was Ronald Reagan meeting with in "Loose Cannon on the Deck?"
(a) The Polish President.
(b) Gorbachev.
(c) The French President.
(d) The Chinese Dictator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the head of the CIA during the time the book was written?

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

3. Who saw the scandals as a witch hunt against Ronald Reagan, in "God Bless Colonel North?"

4. Who was Nixon's Chief of Domestic Affairs?

5. Who called Thompson, in "White Trash with Money?"

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