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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 254-283.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Thompson write was frequently quoting Bible verses, in "The Lake of Fire?"
(a) Patrick Buchanan.
(b) George Bush.
(c) Oliver North.
(d) Ronald Reagan.

2. Thompson wrote that no press secretary had truly been good since either Pierre Salinger under Kennedy or who at the beginning of Reagan's first term?
(a) Robert McFarlane.
(b) Marlin Fitzwater.
(c) Jim Brady.
(d) Ed Meese.

3. 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) Chinese.
(b) Canadian.
(c) Israeli.
(d) Mexican.

4. In "Lester Maddox Lives," the Supreme Court refused to overturn which anti-sodomy law?
(a) Florida's.
(b) Kansas'.
(c) Georgia's.
(d) Arkansas'.

5. What was the name of the Filipino president discussed in "Memo from the War Room?"
(a) Tonton Macoute.
(b) Ferdinand Marcos.
(c) Andre Ferdinando.
(d) Baby Doc Duvalier.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Garden of Agony," Thompson analyzed the role of what in politics?

2. Where was Thompson going to lecture in "The Beast with Three Backs?"

3. Where did Thompson go, in "White Trash with Money?"

4. Who did Thompson call in "The Woman from Kiev?"

5. Who did Thompson believe would likely go to prison in Fort Leavenworth, in "The Lord and a Good Lawyer?"

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