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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, September.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thompson suggest would have helped McGovern push ahead in the polls during September 1972?
(a) A better speechwriter.
(b) A one-on-one interview with Thompson.
(c) No speechwriters.
(d) A stronger stance on drug policies.

2. When Thompson hears a specific sound during the May primary, which group does he claim this sound would particularly distress?
(a) Politicians.
(b) American troops.
(c) Hippies.
(d) Middle America.

3. What position does Thompson assign politicians, in his analogy of the American political campaign?
(a) Batter.
(b) Tight ends.
(c) The rook.
(d) Goalie.

4. Besides the factory, where else do the candidates go to visit and meet with workers?
(a) A library.
(b) A hospital.
(c) A slaughterhouse.
(d) An automotive shop.

5. What is one of the reasons Thompson is so famous?
(a) Thompson wins the Pulitzer.
(b) Thompson single-handedly calls out an entire governmental branch on their corruption.
(c) He has a rebellious image, though everyone tolerates him.
(d) Thompson marries into a famous family.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Thompson, how much time do the candidates devote to meeting constituents?

2. How does Thompson describe the Washington D.C. journalists in "January?"

3. According to those who approve of professional speech writers, what purpose do the writers serve for the politicians?

4. When covering political stories, how does Thompson generally feel around large groups of unconnected people who cannot mix well?

5. What is particularly colorful about the letter exchange in "July?"

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