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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 was the name of the foundation that set up a commission to study the electorate?
(a) The Jeffrey and Michelle H. Wright Foundation.
(b) The Roy and Carol G. Bernath Foundation.
(c) The John and Mary R. Markle Foundation.
(d) The Thomas and Ruth B. Martin Foundation.

2. O'Rourke argues that modern, poor Americans earn greater income than the middle-class Americans of what year?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1850.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1900.

3. O'Rourke recalls spending an evening in what police department?
(a) The Atlanta police department.
(b) The Washington, DC police department.
(c) The Los Angeles police department.
(d) The New York police department.

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

5. How many poor people in America live in homes with a heated pool or a Jacuzzi, according to George Gilder?
(a) 14,000.
(b) 22,000.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 90,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Rourke points out that the manual for what automobile is 4 times as long as the U.S. Constitution?

2. Where was the Republican convention held that O'Rourke attended?

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

4. How often does the press secretary at the White House field questions from the media?

5. Who said Dan Quayle was "well-informed, intelligent, candid and engaging"?

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