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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through At Home in the Parliament of Whores.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. O'Rourke characterizes what group in Afghanistan as deceitful, violent and self-serving?
(a) The Afghan National Army.
(b) The Mujahedeen.
(c) Al-Qaeda.
(d) The Taliban.

2. A high school textbook refers to what document as "a living document"?
(a) The Magna Charta.
(b) The Declaration of Independence.
(c) The U.S. Constitution.
(d) The Monroe Doctrine.

3. Who does O'Rourke believe increases bureaucracy by forcing the government to address people's frivolous complaints?
(a) Consumer advocates.
(b) Advertising agencies.
(c) Angry parents.
(d) Print media.

4. What is the official office of the Drug Czar?
(a) Office of American Drug Control Policy.
(b) Association of National Drug Reduction Policy.
(c) Office of National Drug Control Policy.
(d) Association of American Drug Reduction Policy.

5. O'Rourke visited a government-owned complex with windows made of what?
(a) Bullet-proof glass.
(b) Plexiglas.
(c) Steel.
(d) Thin plastic.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the government begin formulating agricultural policy?

2. How many poor people does O'Rourke say ask him for money on his way to work every day?

3. O'Rourke recalls shadowing whom for a day?

4. O'Rourke comes to the conclusion that the president's role in government is largely symbolic after referring to a presidential agenda from what day?

5. What branch of the military uses the USS Mobile Bay?

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