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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. 85-108.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. When O'Rourke paints a cynical picture of the concept of "majority rule," what does he say will be the only thing on the shelves at libraries?
(a) Murder mystery novels.
(b) Diet and workout books.
(c) Comic books.
(d) Videos.

3. What is the name of the agency that dealt with an outbreak of "runaway car syndrome"?
(a) Federal Highway Traffic Safety Agency.
(b) National Interstate Traffic Safety Administration.
(c) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
(d) Federal Interstate Traffic Safety Agency.

4. Who referred to lukewarm political relationships as "kiss on the lips but no tongue"?
(a) Stephen Kerr.
(b) Matthew Reed.
(c) Fred Barnes.
(d) Adam Neal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the foundation that set up a commission to study the electorate?

2. What does O'Rourke describe as an organism whose sole purpose is to aggrandize those in power?

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

4. Which of the Amendments to the U.S. Constitution deals with the right to "keep and bear arms"?

5. What was the name of the prophet who warned against a king that would take a 10th of his people's sheep?

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