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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Our Government: What the Fuck Do They Do All Day and Why Does it Cost So Goddamned Much Money? pp. 123-154.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Audi model does O'Rourke say was deemed unsafe because of "runaway car syndrome"?
(a) Audi 80.
(b) Audi A2.
(c) Audi A4.
(d) Audi 5000.

2. Who is the author of "The Power Game: How Washington Works"?
(a) Jeffrey Simpson.
(b) Hedrick Smith.
(c) Jason Watson.
(d) Christopher Cav.

3. What television program ran a story about "runaway car syndrome" in an Audi model?
(a) "60 Minutes."
(b) "NBC Nightly News."
(c) "Dateline."
(d) "The Today Show."

4. In what year was a government study released on "runaway car syndrome" in an Audi model?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1985.

5. What newspaper called Dan Quayle an "avid reader" of "real live books"?
(a) USA Today.
(b) The Times-Union.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Wall Street Journal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many poor people does O'Rourke say live in the U.S.?

3. In what year did a flag desecration case take place?

4. O'Rourke says the middle class has no reason to be concerned about what drug?

5. Who did O'Rourke credit with George H. W. Bush's meteoric rise to popularity?

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