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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, "A Sappy Woman from Ypsilanti".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "Democracy In America?"
(a) Jeremy Bentham.
(b) John Stuart Mill.
(c) Alexis de Tocqueville.
(d) Mark Twain.

2. Who uttered the most intelligent and decent prayers ever?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) John Adams.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

3. What does Freud call laughless jokes?
(a) Maternal humor.
(b) Gallows humor.
(c) Silent humor.
(d) Dead humor.

4. What did the young man from Seattle have to take off?
(a) His hat.
(b) His pants.
(c) His jacket.
(d) His shoes.

5. Where was the election 'shamelessly rigged?'
(a) Illinois.
(b) Texas.
(c) Florida.
(d) Ohio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Powers Hapgood's occupation after graduating from Harvard?

2. What was a 'humiliating, shameful, blood-soaked year?'

3. Who appeared to George W. Bush when he was forty-one?

4. What is the location for the first oil well in America?

5. How long did prohibition last?

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