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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dictatorship of Boredom, pp. 27-48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. O'Rourke began the sub-section "Attack of the Midget Vote-suckers" by comparing conventions to what?
(a) Proms.
(b) High school reunions.
(c) Pageants.
(d) Cheerleading competitions.

2. Who was the presidential candidate for the Democrats when O'Rourke visited the political conventions of both parties?
(a) Carter.
(b) Bush.
(c) Clinton.
(d) Dukakis.

3. When all the delegates from both political parties get together, O'Rourke says they act like what club members?
(a) Kiwanis.
(b) Lions.
(c) Shriners.
(d) Rotarians.

4. Who does O'Rourke say is the only Democrat who came to the convention with real ideas?
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) Michael Dukakis.
(c) Lloyd Bentsen.
(d) Jesse Jackson.

5. When did O'Rourke predict that there would be an election of significance?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1992.
(c) 2000.
(d) 2004.

Short Answer Questions

1. When O'Rourke paints a cynical picture of the concept of "majority rule," who does he say that all people will be married to?

2. A high school textbook refers to what document as "a living document"?

3. What king did O'Rourke compare the U.S. government to?

4. O'Rourke joked that George H. W. Bush donned a costume and went by what name?

5. Who does O'Rourke say has more respect for their electorates than the American parties?

(see the answer key)

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