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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. 109-122.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. O'Rourke recalls shadowing whom for a day?
(a) A president.
(b) A lobbyist.
(c) A press secretary.
(d) A congressman.

2. Who was Dukakis considering as a running mate before he picked Lloyd Bentsen?
(a) Al Gore.
(b) Barrack Obama.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Danny Ortega.

3. O'Rourke says the hysteria over drugs in the middle class could be the product of what?
(a) Agoraphobia.
(b) A corrupt prison system.
(c) Racism.
(d) Sexist.

4. Who has a reputation as being the unofficial fourth branch of government?
(a) The Green party.
(b) The media.
(c) The American people.
(d) The residents of Washington, D.C.

5. What does O'Rourke say the venue where the Democratic convention was held is shaped like?
(a) A coffin.
(b) A horse.
(c) A morgue.
(d) A toilet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pages was a government study released on "runaway car syndrome"?

2. What platform did O'Rourke say the Republicans ran on in 1988?

3. "Runaway car syndrome" is a situation where a vehicle spontaneously does what?

4. What drug does O'Rourke says makes one acutely sensitive?

5. Who told the Atlanta convention that the Democratic party "needs both its left wing and its right wing to fly"?

(see the answer key)

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