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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, May.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Thompson, how much time do the candidates devote to meeting constituents?
(a) Twelve hours a day, for a year.
(b) Eighteen hours a day, for a year and a half.
(c) Eight hours a day, for two years.
(d) Ten hours a day, for fourteen months.

2. During "January," what does Thompson say was inappropriate during the previous social setting?
(a) Whether to bring a date or not.
(b) His clothing.
(c) The socialites who would be present.
(d) The date of the event.

3. Fill in the blank: Journalists can only view ______ as being either worthy of respect or derision.
(a) Campaign managers.
(b) Other journalists.
(c) Police officers.
(d) Politicians.

4. When Thompson reaches his destination in "January, February, into March," how do his disrespectful peers treat him?
(a) They are happy to see him.
(b) They all clamor for his autograph.
(c) They embarrass him.
(d) They look down on him.

5. For what reason does Senator McCarthy visit the factory workers in "May?"
(a) To shake their hands.
(b) To make sure they are being given proper benefits.
(c) To see a factory local to his hometown.
(d) To visit where his father used to work there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides alcohol, what drug does Thompson readily admit to using regularly?

2. According to Thompson, who was most notably not a target when Bobby Kennedy was assassinated?

3. When Thompson hears a specific sound during the May primary, which group does he claim this sound would particularly distress?

4. Who does the younger generation tend to vote like?

5. In "January, February, into March," what is the reason Thompson makes several people angry with him?

(see the answer key)

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