View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Three Branches of Government: Money, Television and Bullshit, pp. 49-65.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does O'Rourke say the venue where the Democratic convention was held is shaped like?
(a) A horse.
(b) A toilet.
(c) A morgue.
(d) A coffin.

2. What are the speeches called that O'Rourke heard when he visited the House of Representatives?
(a) Three minutes.
(b) Five minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) One minutes.

3. Who told the Atlanta convention that the Democratic party "needs both its left wing and its right wing to fly"?
(a) George H. W. Bush.
(b) Jesse Jackson.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Michael Dukakis.

4. What is the name of the group of journalists who ask questions and take photos at the White House?
(a) White House Press Club.
(b) White House Press Corps.
(c) White House Press Group.
(d) White House Press Association.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does O'Rourke describe as an organism whose sole purpose is to aggrandize those in power?

2. How many letters from citizens does O'Rourke imagine that congressmen receive each year?

3. Who was the keynote speaker at the 1988 Democratic convention?

4. Who was George H. W. Bush's running mate in 1988?

5. For what state was Dukakis governor in 1988?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 230 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample