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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Special Interest Groups: The Original Barrel of Monkeys That Nothing is More Fun Than.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. O'Rourke says that the 1988 presidential candidates were less well chosen than whom?
(a) Harvard law applicants.
(b) Prom kings and queens.
(c) Holiday cashiers at Walmart.
(d) Miss America contestants.

3. What is the name of the psychiatric professor that O'Rourke talked to about the crack cocaine problem?
(a) John Haggerty.
(b) Sue Warren.
(c) Marc Galanter.
(d) Robin Reeder.

4. Who was the solicitor general during a flag desecration case?
(a) Charles Fried.
(b) Rex E. Lee.
(c) Thurgood Marshall.
(d) Kenneth Starr.

5. A woman at the housing rally who said she was homeless had how many kids?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. George H. W. Bush ran his presidential campaign on the idea that he would be a second helping of whom?

2. What does O'Rourke say the venue where the Democratic convention was held is shaped like?

3. Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives women the right to vote?

4. O'Rourke visited a filthy, smelly, government-subsidized apartment complex in what city?

5. Who equated a belief in government to the "vapid" peace of mind experienced by church goers?

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