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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 71-102.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Thompson hope would send him to South Africa in "The Worst People in the World?"
(a) The Chronicle.
(b) The Examiner.
(c) The Sun.
(d) The Post.

2. When did Thompson plan on going to Haiti, in "Kill Them Before They Eat?"
(a) Carnivale.
(b) July.
(c) Easter.
(d) Christmas.

3. Where was Thompson in "Nixon and the Whale Woman?"
(a) In Oregon.
(b) North of San Francisco.
(c) East of San Francisco.
(d) In Los Angeles.

4. What major news network tried to interview Thompson but was turned away in "Bad Nerves in Fat City?"
(a) FOX News.
(b) ABC News.
(c) NBC News.
(d) CBS News.

5. Who did Thompson conclude was the obvious front runner in the primaries in "Off with Their Heads?"
(a) Joe Biden.
(b) Gary Hart.
(c) George Bush.
(d) Michael Dukakis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What concert did Thompson watch on "Memo from the War Room?"

2. Who did Thompson bet against in the Chicago Bears game in "Meat Sickness?"

3. What was the name of Thompson's girlfriend?

4. "A Generation of Swine" begins with Thompson describing people's obsessions with doing what at home?

5. "The Hellfire Club" discussed the sexual scandals of the televangelists Jimmy Swaggart and who else?

(see the answer key)

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