Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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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. Who equated a belief in government to the "vapid" peace of mind experienced by church goers?
(a) Clarence Darrow.
(b) Gloria Allred.
(c) Johnny Cochran.
(d) Frank Levin.

2. For which presidential candidate did Lloyd Bentsen run as vice president?
(a) Reagan.
(b) Bush.
(c) Perot.
(d) Dukakis.

3. For what state was Dukakis governor in 1988?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Vermont.

4. How long did Jesse Jackson propose to freeze military spending?
(a) Four years.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) Five years.

5. Who did O'Rourke credit with George H. W. Bush's meteoric rise to popularity?
(a) His wife.
(b) School teachers.
(c) The media.
(d) His overzealous fans.

Short Answer Questions

1. When O'Rourke paints a cynical picture of the concept of "majority rule," what does he say that every meal will be?

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

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

4. Who has a reputation as being the unofficial fourth branch of government?

5. O'Rourke says that the 1988 presidential candidates were less well chosen than whom?

(see the answer key)

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