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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To what does Thompson compare the writer's problem he discusses in "June?"
(a) Blindness.
(b) A skin graft.
(c) Removing the tongue.
(d) Deafness.

3. How is Thompson affected when a politician he politically respects suffers through a difficult event?
(a) He is concerned of the effects it will have on the campaign.
(b) He can barely speak of it without tears.
(c) He is angry.
(d) He laughs about it.

4. Why is Rosey Grier not allowed to deal with Rubin's harassment on the train?
(a) The other passengers threw him off the train.
(b) It created sympathetic press for Muskie.
(c) It would not look good for him to rough up the journalists.
(d) Rubin was protected by another journalist.

5. From "January, February, into March," what is the core conflict between Thompson and the politicians?
(a) Vietnam War.
(b) Kent State.
(c) Class issues.
(d) Legalization of marijuana.

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

7. When covering political stories, how does Thompson generally feel around large groups of unconnected people who cannot mix well?
(a) Happy.
(b) At ease.
(c) Awkward.
(d) Claustrophobic.

8. According to Thompson, in "Dark Interludes," what does McGovern do that shows his prowess as a politician?
(a) He quickly drops Eagleton from the ticket.
(b) He uses Eagleton's medical history against him.
(c) He pardons Eagleton's lies.
(d) He publicly supports Eagleton's continuance in the campaign.

9. "Dark Interlude" reveals what illness that Eagleton suffers from?
(a) Depression.
(b) Bipolar disorder.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Hallucinations.

10. What position does Thompson assign politicians, in his analogy of the American political campaign?
(a) Batter.
(b) Goalie.
(c) Tight ends.
(d) The rook.

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

12. What journalistic term does Thompson use to describe Wallace's speeches in "July?"
(a) Lobbing.
(b) Scanning.
(c) Pitch.
(d) Sink.

13. According to Thompson, because of their origins, who do Southerners respect?
(a) Self-made businessmen.
(b) Worldly people.
(c) Leaders from the Civil Rights movement.
(d) Accomplished con men.

14. What campaign is Thompson covering in "Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72?"
(a) McGovern's campaign.
(b) Nixon's campaign.
(c) Muskie's campaign.
(d) Wallace's campaign.

15. When Thompson hears a specific sound during the May primary, which group does he claim this sound would particularly distress?
(a) American troops.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Middle America.
(d) Hippies.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time of this book, who employed Thompson?

2. In "January," whose vote is discussed alongside the generational voting habits?

3. Who does Rubin claim will march down to the Convention Center in July?

4. In "June," what is significant about drug use among the journalists?

5. Why is it necessary for the politicians have so many meet-and-greets to shake hands with many different workers?

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