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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, October.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Thompson in his present mood in "October?"
(a) He feels McGovern is going to win.
(b) He feels McGovern is a lost cause.
(c) He knows that the election will be a tight race.
(d) He is afraid that someone will threaten McGovern.

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

3. In "June," what is significant about drug use among the journalists?
(a) It is highly secretive.
(b) It is blatant and frequent.
(c) It is becoming more open.
(d) It is non-existent.

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

5. In the author's estimation, how is the public beginning to view Nixon?
(a) As a folk-hero.
(b) As a war-mongerer.
(c) As a snake.
(d) As an honest gentleman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Thompson unable to explain about his preferred candidate in "October?"

2. Who is Ron Ziegler?

3. Despite, or perhaps, because of Thompson's own preferences, what in his writing identifies him as a trustworthy source of information and editorials?

4. In "August," what does Thompson remember from a previous campaign?

5. According to Thompson, who was most notably not a target when Bobby Kennedy was assassinated?

(see the answer key)

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