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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dictatorship of Boredom, pp. 27-48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ball did O'Rourke peek in on where he saw boogying and people playing the electric guitar?
(a) The Magnolia Ball.
(b) Police Atheletic League Ball.
(c) Young Americans Ball.
(d) Inaugural Balls.

2. For what state was Dukakis governor in 1988?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Virginia.

3. What newspaper called Dan Quayle an "avid reader" of "real live books"?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Times-Union.
(c) USA Today.
(d) The Wall Street Journal.

4. Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives women the right to vote?
(a) The 8th.
(b) The 19th.
(c) The 4th.
(d) The 12th.

5. Who did O'Rourke credit with George H. W. Bush's meteoric rise to popularity?
(a) His wife.
(b) School teachers.
(c) His overzealous fans.
(d) The media.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the presidential candidate for the Democrats when O'Rourke visited the political conventions of both parties?

2. Who does O'Rourke say has more respect for their electorates than the American parties?

3. O'Rourke says the Republican convention had the intellectual content of song lyrics by what band?

4. What is the name of the textbook that O'Rourke criticized for being boring?

5. Who was the keynote speaker at the 1988 Democratic convention?

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