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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Three Branches of Government: Money, Television and Bullshit, pp. 49-65.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What political party did Lloyd Bentsen belong to?
(a) Green.
(b) Republican.
(c) Libertarian.
(d) Democratic.

2. Who was the keynote speaker at the 1988 Democratic convention?
(a) Ann Richards.
(b) Jim Hightower.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Ted Kennedy.

3. What amendment is in question as to whether or not it allows flag burning in protest?
(a) 1st.
(b) 23rd.
(c) 9th.
(d) 11th.

4. Seeing the strange collection of tourists, journalists, and protesters, O'Rourke contemplated that Washington really needs what?
(a) A bouncer.
(b) A security system.
(c) Better education.
(d) A dress code.

5. O'Rourke says the Republican convention had the intellectual content of song lyrics by what band?
(a) Guns n' Roses.
(b) Poison.
(c) White Snake.
(d) Van Halen.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives women the right to vote?

5. How often does the press secretary at the White House field questions from the media?

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