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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Thompson's heart rate in "A Generation of Swine?"
(a) 73.
(b) 65.
(c) 75.
(d) 64.

2. Who was trying to interview Thompson in "Bad Nerves in Fat City" when the interview was disrupted by an angry woman pounding on the hotel room door?
(a) Wolf Blitzer.
(b) Dan Roberts.
(c) Dan Hinkle.
(d) Dan Rather.

3. In "The Worst People in the World," Thompson claimed to be applying for what?
(a) The Nobel Peace Prize.
(b) The Oscar Award.
(c) The "Journalist Abroad" program.
(d) The "Journalist in Space" program.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who did Thompson say was gored by a buffalo in "Buffalo Gores a Visitor?"

4. What was Thompson's girlfriend getting a tattoo of in "Saturday Night in the City"?

5. What was Thompson following in "Nixon and the Whale Woman?"

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