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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Buford feel about the English football game at the end of the first chapter?
(a) He is indifferent and just wants to finish his story.
(b) He hates it, but needs his interview.
(c) He loves it and wants to become a leader in one of the firms.
(d) He likes it, although he is not in a firm yet.

2. Where is Buford standing at the beginning of the book?
(a) A pub.
(b) A train station outside of Cardiff.
(c) A football field.
(d) An airport.

3. What does Buford compare the fans of football to?
(a) A squriming cattle.
(b) Family abuse.
(c) Anxious parents waiting for their children's medical results.
(d) An addiction that is disgusting at first, then pleasureable over time.

4. What does it mean when "it's going to go off"?
(a) Violence is about to erupt.
(b) People are getting drunk.
(c) Someone is about to scream.
(d) Someone is about to die.

5. Who is Michael Wicks?
(a) The acting British Consul.
(b) The head of the ICJ.
(c) A football player.
(d) A pilot.

6. What does the boy who looks like Keith Richards say to Buford about the football violence?
(a) It's a vital part of the game and community.
(b) It is part of human nature and they would "go off" elsewhere if it weren't at the games.
(c) It's necessary.
(d) He hates it.

7. What does Buford realize as he talks to the men in "Sunderland and Manchester"?
(a) They are down to earth.
(b) They are violent and hot headed.
(c) They take pride in their positions and want to inform the world of them.
(d) They are arrogant.

8. What does Buford purchase from the man he meets in "Manchester"?
(a) The package.
(b) His game tickets.
(c) His watch.
(d) His airfare to the next game.

9. What does Buford realize is the reason for those approaching where he is standing at the beginning of the book?
(a) Several hundred football supporters just arrived from Liverpool.
(b) Someone was just mugged.
(c) Someone was just killed.
(d) Teenagers were behaving rudley.

10. What does Steve believe about the mob mentality in "Sunderland and Manchester"?
(a) The police should intervene.
(b) The hype is so addictive.
(c) They should have more leaders within the mob.
(d) The police should allow the violence to happen since it is organized and planned.

11. Where does Buford arrive after searching for a firm in "A Station Outside Cardiff"?
(a) The pub.
(b) The Shed.
(c) The river.
(d) The lake.

12. What country are the semi-finals held in Chapter 2?
(a) England.
(b) Germany
(c) Italy.
(d) Austria.

13. Which of the following is not mentioned being beaten by the English?
(a) An eleven year old boy.
(b) A woman with a baby.
(c) An Italian's head is smashed.
(d) A man in front of his family.

14. What does Buford notice about hundreds of Manchester United Fans?
(a) Most are ex football players.
(b) They are really angry and agressive.
(c) Most are old and poor.
(d) Most have tattoos related to the Manchester United Football club.

15. What happens to Buford after he makes his way out of the mob in "Turin"?
(a) He throws up.
(b) He goes into shock.
(c) He is beaten by police.
(d) He is hit by an ex football player.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Buford remember a story about in "Turin"?

2. What does Buford address in his book "Among the Thugs"?

3. What does Richard say is the most important role in life?

4. What does Buford mean when he says the man he meets in "Manchester" is well off?

5. What does Buford discover about the places in which the games are played?

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