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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do politicians tend to view journalists, according to Thompson?
(a) Writers who could not sell a novel.
(b) Worthless.
(c) News-hungry pigs.
(d) Failed politicians.

2. What is significant about the residents of the retirement home the candidates visit in "May?"
(a) They are of all different ethnicities.
(b) They are all women.
(c) They are wealthy.
(d) They are all connected to powerful families in Washington, D.C.

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

4. 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.

5. According to Thompson, what group was responsible for settling the South?
(a) The wealthy.
(b) African-Americans.
(c) Italians.
(d) Criminals.

6. What is Hunter S. Thompson's occupation?
(a) Writer.
(b) Actor.
(c) Campaign manager.
(d) Politician.

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

8. During the May primary, how does Thompson describe a politician hearing a particular sound?
(a) A vulture picking at carrion.
(b) A werewolf killing one's guard dog.
(c) A fox getting caught in a trap.
(d) A cat being cornered by a dog.

9. Why does Thompson appear to feel relieved and more justified in his habits during "June?"
(a) McGovern acknowledges his own drug use.
(b) Many members of the press have been experimenting with drugs as well.
(c) Timothy Leary comes to speak to the journalists.
(d) Mankiewicz shares a joint with Thompson.

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

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

12. How does Thompson assist a group of people in "January, February, into March" who informed him of their collective hatred for politicians?
(a) Changing their oil.
(b) Reconstructing the motor.
(c) Flagging down a ride.
(d) Getting their car on the road.

13. Fill in the blank: Journalists can only view ______ as being either worthy of respect or derision.
(a) Other journalists.
(b) Police officers.
(c) Campaign managers.
(d) Politicians.

14. What writer's problem does Thompson discuss in "June"?
(a) Censorship.
(b) Writer's block.
(c) Repetition in subject matter.
(d) Re-using one's work over and over.

15. In Thompson's estimation, in "Dark Interlude," what is the real problem with political conflicts?
(a) The politicians are not allowed any secrets.
(b) The politicians are not honest with each other.
(c) The politicians refuse to rebalance the power structure within the campaign.
(d) The politicians cannot have any weaknesses in front of the public.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to his anecdotes in "January, February, into March," why is Thompson never be able to fit in with the upper classes?

2. What campaign is Thompson covering in "Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72?"

3. How does Thompson describe the Washington D.C. journalists in "January?"

4. At times during slow periods on the campaign trail, what do journalists find themselves resenting?

5. In "July," in the ballroom, what reaction do the constituents have towards George Wallace?

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