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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. O'Rourke recalls spending an evening in what police department?
(a) The Los Angeles police department.
(b) The Washington, DC police department.
(c) The New York police department.
(d) The Atlanta police department.

2. Who is the author of a book about the failure of poverty programs called "Losing Ground"?
(a) Boyd Hobbs.
(b) Yolanda Harrison.
(c) Denise Adams.
(d) Charles Murray.

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

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

5. When O'Rourke paints a cynical picture of the concept of "majority rule," who does he say that all people will be married to?
(a) Mel Gibson.
(b) Bruce Willis.
(c) Robert Redford.
(d) Brad Pitt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percent of poor people in America own telephones, according to George Gilder?

2. O'Rourke began the sub-section "Attack of the Midget Vote-suckers" by comparing conventions to what?

3. Who did O'Rourke blame for the poor state of the nation?

4. In what newspaper did an article about "runaway car syndrome" appear?

5. How many poor people does O'Rourke say ask him for money on his way to work every day?

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