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

2. In "May," what complaint do Thompson and other journalists have on the campaign trail?
(a) Poor travel accomodations.
(b) Censorship.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Stifling hotel rooms.

3. In "September," who does Thompson believe would have supported McGovern?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Sitting Bull.
(c) Amelia Earhart.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

4. With whom does Thompson compare the journalists at the end of "June?"
(a) Hell's Angels.
(b) The American military.
(c) The Yippies.
(d) The Viet Cong.

5. At the time of this book, who employed Thompson?
(a) Washington Post.
(b) Rolling Stone.
(c) Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
(d) New York Times.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Thompson compare an American campaign trail?

2. How do politicians tend to view journalists, according to Thompson?

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

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

5. What is one of the reasons Thompson is so famous?

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