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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 "Rise of the TV Preachers," Thompson argued that Pat Robertson would run for President because he was lured by the power that who seemed to wield with the White House?
(a) Jim Baker.
(b) Oral Roberts.
(c) Jimmy Stewart.
(d) Jerry Falwell.

2. In "The Garden of Agony," Thompson analyzed the role of what in politics?
(a) Charisma.
(b) Religion.
(c) Fame.
(d) Money.

3. Who told Thompson he would have to buy a de-scrambler to watch most channels on his television in "Full-time Scrambling?"
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Skinner.
(c) Cromwell.
(d) Warren.

4. In "Deported to Malaysia," Thompson received a call from his attorney, who was attempting to save a ____ man from killing himself at a bar near the golf course.
(a) Canadian.
(b) Israeli.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Mexican.

5. Who was forced to relocate PLO headquarters from Tunis, in "Let the Good Times Roll?"
(a) Gorbachev.
(b) Vladimir Putin.
(c) Yassir Arafat.
(d) Eugene Hasenfus.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many days did the dynamite-laden vehicle sit in Thompson's yard before a neighbor blew it up, in "Orgy of the Dead?"

3. What major news network tried to interview Thompson but was turned away in "Bad Nerves in Fat City?"

4. Thompson believed that who had a lesser chance of winning the election because he encouraged the Saudi Arabian government to raise oil prices?

5. What Superbowl was it, in "Meat Sickness?"

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