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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Our Government: What the Fuck Do They Do All Day and Why Does it Cost So Goddamned Much Money? pp. 154-184.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was a government study released on "runaway car syndrome" in an Audi model?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1987.

2. What is the name of the agency that dealt with an outbreak of "runaway car syndrome"?
(a) National Interstate Traffic Safety Administration.
(b) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
(c) Federal Interstate Traffic Safety Agency.
(d) Federal Highway Traffic Safety Agency.

3. O'Rourke says it is best to simply stay away from what Afghani tribesman?
(a) Mangal.
(b) Jadran.
(c) Tani.
(d) Pathan.

4. O'Rourke says that the 1988 presidential candidates were less well chosen than whom?
(a) Holiday cashiers at Walmart.
(b) Prom kings and queens.
(c) Harvard law applicants.
(d) Miss America contestants.

5. O'Rourke characterizes what group in Afghanistan as deceitful, violent and self-serving?
(a) The Afghan National Army.
(b) Al-Qaeda.
(c) The Mujahedeen.
(d) The Taliban.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did O'Rourke credit with George H. W. Bush's meteoric rise to popularity?

2. What newspaper called Dan Quayle an "avid reader" of "real live books"?

3. In a disclaimer to the section, "Defense Policy: Cry 'Havoc!' and Let Slip the Hogs of Peace," O'Rourke says he now feels that what war may prove profitable?

4. Who said Dan Quayle was "well-informed, intelligent, candid and engaging"?

5. During Operation Just Cause, O'Rourke was disgusted by the media's hysteria over what?

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