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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 40-71.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Thompson hope would send him to South Africa in "The Worst People in the World?"
(a) The Chronicle.
(b) The Examiner.
(c) The Sun.
(d) The Post.

2. What National Hurricane Center director did Thompson attack in "Revenge of the Fish Heads?"
(a) Dr. Michael Warren.
(b) Dr. James Frost.
(c) Dr. Stephen Paulson.
(d) Dr. Neil Frank.

3. Who did Thompson say would be elected in 1988, at his lecture in "The Beast with Three Backs?"
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) George Bush.
(c) Gary Hart.
(d) Frank Zappa.

4. What was Thompson following in "Nixon and the Whale Woman?"
(a) A trout.
(b) A lead on Nixon.
(c) A fox.
(d) A whale.

5. Where did Ted Kennedy drive off a bridge?
(a) Chappaquiddick.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Northern California.
(d) Martha's Vineyard.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Hellfire Club," Thompson compared politicians' and evangelists' affairs to British men in what century?

3. In "The Worst People in the World," Thompson claimed to be applying for what?

4. At what university was Thompson going to lecture in "The Beast with Three Backs?"

5. The friend who called Thompson in "Showdown in the Pig Palace" was what profession?

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