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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author believe Americans want and need?
(a) Leaders who will take power away from the public.
(b) Leaders who will take power away from the government.
(c) Leaders who have military experience.
(d) Leaders who are representatives of America's reality.

2. Where is the second location the personnel and press are taken on election day?
(a) A local university.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Church.
(d) Voting location.

3. How does Thompson describe the "yin" of the Yin/Yang?
(a) Manipulative.
(b) Helpful.
(c) Optimistic.
(d) Light.

4. At the writing of this book, what do Americans realize about politics?
(a) They are deceptive.
(b) Politicians cannot readily pull troops in and out of a country.
(c) Politicians are not really in charge.
(d) American votes do force change.

5. During "September," what does Thompson predict will happen in the election?
(a) Wallace will win.
(b) Kennedy will win.
(c) McGovern will win.
(d) Nixon will win.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Thompson quote when he says, "Richard Nixon represents the dark side of the American spirit?"

2. In "September," who does Thompson believe would have supported McGovern?

3. What are some of the activities that take place on the wilder plane during the campaign?

4. In "November Continued," what is the reputation of the journalists Thompson travels with?

5. As a result of what happened between Mankiewicz and Thompson in "August," what do Thompson and his friend suspect Mankiewicz will do in the near-future?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the activities of election day.

2. How does Thompson explain McGovern's lack of success?

3. Describe Thompson's thoughts on the Yin/Yang in regards to Nixon and McGovern.

4. Why does the public find Mankowiecz so unsettling?

5. How did passengers on the Zoo plane keep the politicians from boarding?

6. What does Thompson believe about the middle-class?

7. In what ways is Thompson introducing new readers to the world of politics?

8. What are some ways the author and his colleagues pass time on the airplane?

9. What does Thompson mean when he says American politics are based on "perception and reality?"

10. Why does the book turn into a series of dialogues and monologues after Chapter 11?

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