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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who called Thompson in "Apres Moi, le Deluge?"
(a) CBS News.
(b) Frank.
(c) Marco.
(d) Skinner.

2. 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 Rather.
(b) Dan Hinkle.
(c) Dan Roberts.
(d) Wolf Blitzer.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Thompson at the beginning of "Strictly Business?"

3. In "The Hellfire Club," Thompson compared politicians' and evangelists' affairs to British men in what century?

4. What concert did Thompson watch on "Memo from the War Room?"

5. What National Hurricane Center director did Thompson attack in "Revenge of the Fish Heads?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Thompson assert of Robertson, in "Rise of the TV Preachers"?

2. Describe Thompson's salvage business. Who were his compatriots?

3. What did Thompson write about Imelda Marcos in "Just Another Terrorist"?

4. What did Thompson write about Lester Maddox in the book?

5. How is the article "They Called Him Deep Throat" structured? Why?

6. Who was Thompson's attorney trying to save in "Deported to Malaysia"? What did Thompson do?

7. Why did Thompson hope to go to Haiti in "Kill Them Before They Eat"?

8. What took place in "Saturday Night in the City"? Who are the main figures in the story?

9. Who is discussed in the article, "The Hellfire Club"? What comparison did Thompson make?

10. How is Gary Hart introduced in "Gary Hart Talks Politics"? What wasThompson's opinion of Hart?

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