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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The South African Problem," Thompson suggested that Reagan was planning on doing what?
(a) Waging war on South Africa.
(b) Taking in Afrikaner refugees.
(c) Waging war on Northern Ireland.
(d) Waging war on Iraq.

2. "Dealing with Pigs" was Thompson's reaction to what?
(a) The Meese Report.
(b) The Cold War.
(c) The Stewart Report.
(d) The Reagan Report.

3. Boca Chica was the most popular bar where?
(a) Miami.
(b) Key West.
(c) New York.
(d) Casablanca.

4. How did Thompson's friend catch trout, in "They All Drowned?"
(a) With a shotgun.
(b) With a bayonette.
(c) With a hook.
(d) With a net.

5. "They Called Him Deep Throat" was split between a discussion of televangelist Pat Robertson and what Watergate conspirator?
(a) Ralph Steadman.
(b) G. Gordon Liddy.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) Ed Meese.

Short Answer Questions

1. Thompson believed that the Iran-Contra scandal would make what look like nothing in comparison, in "God Bless Colonel North?"

2. Who did Thompson bet against in the Chicago Bears game in "Meat Sickness?"

3. Thompson was critical of the government's spending on what, in "Welcome to the Tunnel?"

4. Who did Thompson conclude was the obvious front runner in the primaries in "Off with Their Heads?"

5. What did Thompson's friend ask him to do, in "Slow Day at the Airport?"

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