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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 162-194.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new Dallas Cowboys' quarterback did Thompson bet on, in "Midnight in the Desert?"
(a) Jason Anderson.
(b) Herschel Walker.
(c) Andrew Walker.
(d) Norman Waler.

2. What happened to Reagan's veto on sanctions in South Africa, in "Loose Cannon on the Deck?"
(a) It is rejected.
(b) It is enacted.
(c) It is dead in the water.
(d) It is overruled.

3. Who did Thompson bet against in the Chicago Bears game in "Meat Sickness?"
(a) New England Patriots.
(b) Seattle Mariners.
(c) New York Giants.
(d) New Orleans Saints.

4. Who won the Superbowl in "Meat Sickness?"
(a) Seattle Mariners.
(b) New York Giants.
(c) Chicago Bears.
(d) Dallas Cowboys.

5. In "Dealing with Pigs," Thompson doubted there was a connection between violence and what?
(a) Gun laws.
(b) Video games.
(c) Pornography.
(d) Alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Thompson at the beginning of "Strictly Business?"

2. Who saw the scandals as a witch hunt against Ronald Reagan, in "God Bless Colonel North?"

3. "The Pro-Flogging View" was a response to a letter from whom?

4. Who was being sworn in as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in "Strictly Business?"

5. Thompson argues that for years the Chinese government had tried to eliminate what but failed, in "Down to a Sunless Sea?"

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