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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 224-253.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "The Death Ship" describes a barge in the Northeast carrying what?
(a) Refugees.
(b) Trash.
(c) Arms.
(d) Explosives.

2. What Democratic Senator did Thompson attack in "The Losers' Club?"
(a) Jesse Jackson.
(b) Joe Biden.
(c) Gary Hart.
(d) Terry Sanford.

3. Who celebrated wildly after the Gary Hart scandal, according to Thompson, in "A Wild and Crazy Guy?"
(a) Reagan.
(b) Biden.
(c) Bush.
(d) Haig.

4. What was the name of the Filipino president discussed in "Memo from the War Room?"
(a) Andre Ferdinando.
(b) Tonton Macoute.
(c) Ferdinand Marcos.
(d) Baby Doc Duvalier.

5. Who was being sworn in as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in "Strictly Business?"
(a) William Everett.
(b) Ed Meese.
(c) Andrew Sweitzer.
(d) William Rehnquist.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Gary Hart scandal distracted the press from what?

2. A major scandal at what U.S. Embassy took place in "The Losers' Club?"

3. Who butchered an ox with Reagan's face on it, in "Ox Butchered in Tripoli?"

4. Thompson argues that for years the Chinese government had tried to eliminate what but failed, in "Down to a Sunless Sea?"

5. Thompson believed that who has a chance at the presidential election in "Caligula and the 7 Dwarfs?"

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