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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, July.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Thompson compare an American campaign trail?
(a) A football team.
(b) A chess game.
(c) A hockey team.
(d) A baseball team.

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

3. Why is it necessary for the politicians have so many meet-and-greets to shake hands with many different workers?
(a) It is important that politicians visit their hometowns in this manner.
(b) It is merely a formality from the 1800s.
(c) It is necessary for the campaign workers to poll the constituents.
(d) It makes the politicians more personable to the average American.

4. According to Thompson, how much time do the candidates devote to meeting constituents?
(a) Eighteen hours a day, for a year and a half.
(b) Twelve hours a day, for a year.
(c) Ten hours a day, for fourteen months.
(d) Eight hours a day, for two years.

5. What does Thompson posit as being the source of his toenail anxiety?
(a) Hashish.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Marijuana.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Thompson, what group was responsible for settling the South?

2. How is Thompson affected when a politician he politically respects suffers through a difficult event?

3. Fill in the blank: Journalists can only view ______ as being either worthy of respect or derision.

4. In "January," whose vote is discussed alongside the generational voting habits?

5. Whom does Thompson describe as being less of a hand-shaker and more of an actor with his constituents?

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