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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Thompson reaches his destination in "January, February, into March," how do his disrespectful peers treat him?
(a) They embarrass him.
(b) They all clamor for his autograph.
(c) They look down on him.
(d) They are happy to see him.

2. 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) Ten hours a day, for fourteen months.
(c) Eight hours a day, for two years.
(d) Twelve hours a day, for a year.

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

4. What reason does Thompson posit that makes the campaign he is covering particularly difficult for all participants?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) McGovern's pro-choice stand.
(c) McGovern's support of legalizing marijuana.
(d) The assassinations of the Kennedys.

5. How does Thompson describe the Washington D.C. journalists in "January?"
(a) They dress in denim.
(b) They dress like bank tellers.
(c) They dress all in black.
(d) They dress in a vintage style.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ron Ziegler?

2. What position does Thompson assign politicians, in his analogy of the American political campaign?

3. How does Thompson describe the "yin" of the Yin/Yang?

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

5. What does the author believe occurs within Nixon's organization that helps to account for Nixon's success?

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