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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Special Interest Groups: The Original Barrel of Monkeys That Nothing is More Fun Than.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. O'Rourke accuses ecological activists of ignoring what?
(a) Citizens.
(b) The government.
(c) Science.
(d) Real environmental problems.

3. What percent of poor people in America own their own homes, according to George Gilder?
(a) 5 percent.
(b) 40 percent.
(c) 50 percent.
(d) 20 percent.

4. What is the USS Mobile Bay?
(a) A helicoptor.
(b) A tank.
(c) A missile platform.
(d) A submarine.

5. Who was the acting director of Public Affairs at Customs when O'Rourke's book was written?
(a) Dick Weart.
(b) Albert Collins.
(c) Mike Mullin.
(d) Mario Perez.

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Rourke attended a housing rally for what group?

2. How does O'Rourke feel when he walks through a crowded, third-world bazaar in Afghanistan and sees the free market in action?

3. What does O'Rourke say is the term for an interview where "you didn't come here and I didn't say this"?

4. Who is the author of a book about the failure of poverty programs called "Losing Ground"?

5. According to a study by a foundation, what percent of Americans did not know what party Llotd Bentsen was affiliated with during an election?

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