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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what newspaper did an article about "runaway car syndrome" appear?
(a) New York Times.
(b) USA Today.
(c) The Washington Post.
(d) The Wall Street Journal.

2. What year did the Seneca Falls Declaration take place?
(a) 1856.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1848.
(d) 1894.

3. O'Rourke points out that the manual for what automobile is 4 times as long as the U.S. Constitution?
(a) Toyota Camry.
(b) Chevrolet Camero.
(c) Ford Mustang.
(d) Dodge Neon.

4. What does O'Rourke say is the term for an interview where "you didn't come here and I didn't say this"?
(a) "Anonymous."
(b) "Nameless and faceless."
(c) "On background."
(d) "Off the record."

5. O'Rourke visited the Department of Transportation and was surprised to discover that many of the workers were fans of what?
(a) Cars.
(b) "Star Wars."
(c) The Rolling Stones.
(d) Video games.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said Dan Quayle was "well-informed, intelligent, candid and engaging"?

2. How often does the press secretary at the White House field questions from the media?

3. What was Dukakis' wife named?

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

5. O'Rourke recalls shadowing whom for a day?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does O'Rourke believe that the United States government remains unchecked?

2. How does O'Rourke explain what the Democrats and Republicans believe in?

3. What does O'Rourke think about the modern high school civics text book?

4. Describe O'Rourke's experience with the Young Americans Ball.

5. How does O'Rourke feel that the American political system is like a Mexican Christmas fiesta?

6. Why does O'Rourke say that George H. W. Bush's popularity plummeted?

7. How does O'Rourke describe the Democratic National Convention?

8. How does O'Rourke describe the Republican and Democratic platforms during the 1988 elections?

9. What examples does O'Rourke give to say that America's government now embodies the same tyrannical bent that compelled the American colonies to secede from England?

10. To what does O'Rourke attribute the problem of the national deficit?

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