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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Doctor Will See You Now," Thompson received a letter from whom?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Skinner.
(c) Ralph Steadman.
(d) CBS News.

2. Where was Thompson in "Nixon and the Whale Woman?"
(a) North of San Francisco.
(b) In Los Angeles.
(c) East of San Francisco.
(d) In Oregon.

3. What work did Thompson say he has used more lines from than any other work?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The book of Job.
(c) The book of Revelation.
(d) The Seattle Times.

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

5. Who did Thompson tell the swingers would put them in jail, in "Nixon and the Whale Woman?"
(a) Ed Meese.
(b) Hunter S. Thompson.
(c) Ronald Reagan.
(d) The CIA.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What movie did Thompson attend in "A Generation of Swine?"

3. "A Generation of Swine" begins with Thompson describing people's obsessions with doing what at home?

4. Who did Thompson say would be elected in 1988, at his lecture in "The Beast with Three Backs?"

5. Which politician was caught having extramarital affairs in the 1988 election?

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