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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 party game does O'Rourke liken the American political system to?
(a) Pinata.
(b) Texas hold 'em.
(c) Pin the tail on the donkey.
(d) Spin the bottle.

2. What was the name of the foundation that set up a commission to study the electorate?
(a) The Jeffrey and Michelle H. Wright Foundation.
(b) The John and Mary R. Markle Foundation.
(c) The Roy and Carol G. Bernath Foundation.
(d) The Thomas and Ruth B. Martin Foundation.

3. 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) Miss America contestants.
(d) Harvard law applicants.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did O'Rourke describe Reagan's social programs?

2. What nickname did O'Rourke give to the generation that was attending high school when his book was written?

3. When O'Rourke paints a cynical picture of the concept of "majority rule," who does he say that all people will be married to?

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

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

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