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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through At Home in the Parliament of Whores.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hoping to see poverty first hand, O'Rourke took a trip where?
(a) Queens.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Staten Island.
(d) Manhattan.

2. O'Rourke characterizes what group in Afghanistan as deceitful, violent and self-serving?
(a) Al-Qaeda.
(b) The Taliban.
(c) The Afghan National Army.
(d) The Mujahedeen.

3. O'Rourke says a cheap alternative to fix the failing school system could involve sending the children to what kind of school?
(a) Military.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Boarding.
(d) Catholic.

4. Who said Dan Quayle was "well-informed, intelligent, candid and engaging"?
(a) Joseph Pulitzer.
(b) Jim Bellows.
(c) Morton Kondracke.
(d) Piers Morgan.

5. O'Rourke says the middle class has no reason to be concerned about what drug?
(a) Crystal meth.
(b) Crack cocaine.
(c) LSD.
(d) Marijuana.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the group of journalists who ask questions and take photos at the White House?

2. What does O'Rourke call the people who join special interest groups?

3. O' Rourke compares the president's decision-making ability to that of a child of what age?

4. How many letters to a congressman did O'Rourke read before finding a thank-you letter?

5. During the convention, O'Rourke says both Democrats and Republicans act like mindless fans of what?

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