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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, April.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason is Thompson given that attempts to diminish the importance of his employer?
(a) His magazine is the lowest-ranked in the country.
(b) His employer never served in Vietnam.
(c) His editor is a known communist.
(d) He works for a music magazine.

2. Despite, or perhaps, because of Thompson's own preferences, what in his writing identifies him as a trustworthy source of information and editorials?
(a) Objectivity.
(b) Clean living.
(c) Morality.
(d) Respect for everyone.

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

4. Despite the opinions politicians hold of the press, which of the following is not a trademark of Hunter S. Thompson (illustrating the man's indifference to what the politicians think of him)?
(a) His snarky attitude.
(b) His frequent hangovers.
(c) His unbiased observations.
(d) His obsessively frantic writing.

5. How does Thompson assist a group of people in "January, February, into March" who informed him of their collective hatred for politicians?
(a) Reconstructing the motor.
(b) Flagging down a ride.
(c) Getting their car on the road.
(d) Changing their oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Thompson, what vote do the politicians generally look down upon?

2. From "January, February, into March," what is the core conflict between Thompson and the politicians?

3. During the May primary, how does Thompson describe a politician hearing a particular sound?

4. In what city was Bobby Kennedy assassinated?

5. According to Thompson's anecdote, in "February & March," where does McCarthy go to gain favor with the working class?

(see the answer key)

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