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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, November Continued.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Thompson believe is the source of the journalists' most common writing problem?
(a) The writers have nothing to write about.
(b) The writers are getting lazy.
(c) The writers are allowing their work to be dictated by others.
(d) The writers are becoming too reliant on sensationalistic headlines.

2. What journalistic term does Thompson use to describe Wallace's speeches in "July?"
(a) Sink.
(b) Scanning.
(c) Lobbing.
(d) Pitch.

3. What incident (with which he had no involvement) harms Thompson's reputation as a professional?
(a) A motorcycle accident.
(b) Ten thousand naked hippies showing up to protest Nixon.
(c) The drunken, belligerent behavior of the person who stole his ID.
(d) A drug bust.

4. In Thompson's account of the airplane arrangements, how do several people view being forced onto the Dakota Queen II?
(a) Snobbishness.
(b) Relief.
(c) Disappointment.
(d) Angry.

5. At the time of this book, who employed Thompson?
(a) Rolling Stone.
(b) Washington Post.
(c) New York Times.
(d) Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Thompson feel about Nixon's circle of people?

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

3. What is the tone of "October?"

4. While traveling on airplanes, what does the author break?

5. What is Hunter S. Thompson's occupation?

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