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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Three Branches of Government: Money, Television and Bullshit, pp. 85-108.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. O'Rourke says the Republican convention had the intellectual content of song lyrics by what band?
(a) Van Halen.
(b) Guns n' Roses.
(c) Poison.
(d) White Snake.

2. O'Rourke begins "Protectors of a Blameless Citizenry: The Bureaucracy" by talking about what government department?
(a) State.
(b) Education.
(c) Agricultural.
(d) Transportation.

3. How did O'Rourke describe Reagan's social programs?
(a) Genius.
(b) Heartless.
(c) Luke warm.
(d) Sympathetic.

4. Where was the Republican convention held that O'Rourke attended?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Seattle.

5. What ball did O'Rourke peek in on where he saw boogying and people playing the electric guitar?
(a) Police Atheletic League Ball.
(b) Young Americans Ball.
(c) Inaugural Balls.
(d) The Magnolia Ball.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told the Atlanta convention that the Democratic party "needs both its left wing and its right wing to fly"?

2. When all the delegates from both political parties get together, O'Rourke says they act like what club members?

3. Which of the Amendments to the U.S. Constitution deals with the right to "keep and bear arms"?

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

5. What platform did O'Rourke say the Republicans ran on in 1988?

(see the answer key)

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