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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Our Government: What the Fuck Do They Do All Day and Why Does it Cost So Goddamned Much Money? pp. 109-122.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many letters to a congressman did O'Rourke read before finding a thank-you letter?
(a) 35.
(b) 700.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 250.

2. Who said, "What we want from the taxpayers is continual cooperation!" in regard to America's drug problem?
(a) Albert Collins.
(b) Mario Perez.
(c) Mike Mullin.
(d) Dick Weart.

3. What does O'Rourke describe as an organism whose sole purpose is to aggrandize those in power?
(a) The election process.
(b) The White House.
(c) The American government.
(d) The media.

4. In what year did a national newspaper print a story about "runaway car syndrome"?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1970.

5. What does O'Rourke say the venue where the Democratic convention was held is shaped like?
(a) A coffin.
(b) A toilet.
(c) A morgue.
(d) A horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the group of journalists who ask questions and take photos at the White House?

2. In what year did a flag desecration case take place?

3. What kind of life does O'Rourke say Americans lead?

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. When did O'Rourke predict that there would be an election of significance?

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