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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. In "The Other George Bush," Skinner asserted that George Bush is smarter than whom?
(a) Andrew Walker.
(b) Einstein.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

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

3. In "The New Dumb," Thompson concluded that the Democratic Party had learned nothing since which election?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1968.

4. What obscure musician did Skinner claim George Bush is a fan of, in "The Other George Bush?"
(a) Tom Waits.
(b) Leonard Cohen.
(c) Bjork.
(d) The Beatles.

5. Who did Thompson make a phone call to, in "The Death Ship?"
(a) Alexander Williams.
(b) James Skawinski.
(c) Lowell Harrelson.
(d) Andrew Jackson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Thompson's friend bet on in his Superbowl bet, in "Trapped in Harding Park?"

2. Who was Ronald Reagan meeting with in "Loose Cannon on the Deck?"

3. Who was the Secretary of State that Thompson addresses in "Letter to the President?"

4. Thompson wrote that if Oliver North wanted to avoid prison, he would have to indict who in "Ollie's Choice?"

5. What did Thompson kill, in "A Death in the Family?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose testimony did Thompson describe, in "Blame it on Dead Bill"? What happened?

2. What were Thompson's predictions, in "The Trickle Down Theory"?

3. What did Thompson write of George Schultz, in "Cowboys at Sea"?

4. How did Thompson show the public opinion of Oliver North in, "It Was You, Charlie"?

5. What picture did Thompson portray in "The Lake of Fire"?

6. What metaphorical comparison did Thompson make, in "Caligula and the 7 Dwarfs"?

7. What did Thompson compare the Iran-Contra scandal to, in "Gone with the Wind"?

8. How did Thompson associate schizophrenics with the Democratic Party in the text?

9. Who were "Crazy Patrick and Big Al"? What did Thompson foretell in this chapter?

10. What is the subject of the article, "The Loved Ones"?

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