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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what is Jerry Rubin known?
(a) For furthering the knowledge of drugs with Timothy Leary.
(b) As a Yippie activist.
(c) For attempting to levitate the Pentagon.
(d) For Communism.

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

3. Which demographic does the Democratic party worry about reaching if they do not have a Kennedy?
(a) Asian.
(b) African Americans.
(c) Hispanic.
(d) Irish.

4. In what state does Thompson frequently find himself during social settings involving politicians and journalists?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Outcast.
(c) Jet-lagged.
(d) Hungover.

5. Whom does Thompson describe as being less of a hand-shaker and more of an actor with his constituents?
(a) Ted Kennedy.
(b) Edmund Muskie.
(c) George McGovern.
(d) George Wallace.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what reason does Senator McCarthy visit the factory workers in "May?"

3. In the meeting at the ballroom, what does Thompson hypothesize as being Wallace's goal?

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

5. What does Thompson posit as being the source of his toenail anxiety?

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