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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What campaign is Thompson covering in "Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72?"
(a) Nixon's campaign.
(b) Muskie's campaign.
(c) McGovern's campaign.
(d) Wallace's campaign.

2. What is significant about the residents of the retirement home the candidates visit in "May?"
(a) They are wealthy.
(b) They are of all different ethnicities.
(c) They are all connected to powerful families in Washington, D.C.
(d) They are all women.

3. What does Thompson openly acknowledge about his work in "February & March?"
(a) His lack of skill.
(b) His lack of insight.
(c) His own biases.
(d) His demograph is not exactly widespread.

4. How is Thompson affected when a politician he politically respects suffers through a difficult event?
(a) He laughs about it.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He can barely speak of it without tears.
(d) He is concerned of the effects it will have on the campaign.

5. In "January," whose vote is discussed alongside the generational voting habits?
(a) Asian.
(b) African Americans.
(c) European immigrants.
(d) Hispanic.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of "May," at which primary is Thompson present?

2. After learning the mechanics of the campaign trail, how does Thompson find his travels?

3. What reason does Thompson posit that makes the campaign he is covering particularly difficult for all participants?

4. Why is Rosey Grier not allowed to deal with Rubin's harassment on the train?

5. When Thompson hears a specific sound during the May primary, which group does he claim this sound would particularly distress?

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