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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. George H. W. Bush ran his presidential campaign on the idea that he would be a second helping of whom?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Jimmy Carter.
(c) Ronald Reagan.
(d) Gerald Ford.

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

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

4. What city does O'Rourke describe as having a climate like the inside of a locked van in the Sahara?
(a) Miami.
(b) Charleston.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Dallas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Rourke says the Republican convention had the intellectual content of song lyrics by what band?

2. What year was it when O'Rourke attended the Democratic and Republican political conventions?

3. Who was the presidential candidate for the Democrats when O'Rourke visited the political conventions of both parties?

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

5. O'Rourke jokingly compared the political conventions to a special-occasion event, with whom in the broadcast booth?

(see the answer key)

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