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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Dukakis' wife named?
(a) Kitty.
(b) Christina.
(c) Rebecka.
(d) Marsha.

2. On what day was George H. W. Bush's 1991 budget finally "hammered out"?
(a) October 27, 1990.
(b) July 3, 1990.
(c) August 15, 1990.
(d) January 2, 1991.

3. 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.

4. George H. W. Bush ran his presidential campaign on the idea that he would be a second helping of whom?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Jimmy Carter.
(c) Ronald Reagan.
(d) Gerald Ford.

5. During the convention, O'Rourke says both Democrats and Republicans act like mindless fans of what?
(a) Rock music.
(b) Science fiction.
(c) Sports.
(d) The Beatles.

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

7. What television program ran a story about "runaway car syndrome" in an Audi model?
(a) "NBC Nightly News."
(b) "Dateline."
(c) "60 Minutes."
(d) "The Today Show."

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

9. Who did O'Rourke blame for the poor state of the nation?
(a) The American people.
(b) The media.
(c) The politicians.
(d) The Middle East.

10. Which of the Amendments to the U.S. Constitution deals with the right to "keep and bear arms"?
(a) The 3rd.
(b) The 2nd.
(c) The 14th.
(d) The 9th.

11. What was the name of the prophet who warned against a king that would take a 10th of his people's sheep?
(a) Jonah.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Paul.

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

13. What year did the Seneca Falls Declaration take place?
(a) 1856.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1848.

14. What is the name of the textbook that O'Rourke criticized for being boring?
(a) "American Government."
(b) "The United States and You."
(c) "The House and the Whip."
(d) "American Civics."

15. What year was it when O'Rourke attended the Democratic and Republican political conventions?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1984.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the director of the Office of Management and Budget at the time George H. W. Bush's 1991 budget was completed?

2. In "Only Human in His Own Immortal Way: The President," O'Rourke mocks what Act?

3. What is the name of the agency that dealt with an outbreak of "runaway car syndrome"?

4. Who referred to lukewarm political relationships as "kiss on the lips but no tongue"?

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

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