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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Thompson going to lecture in "The Beast with Three Backs?"
(a) New York.
(b) Sacramento.
(c) Quebec.
(d) Montreal.

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) Dan Hinkle.
(b) Dan Rather.
(c) Wolf Blitzer.
(d) Dan Roberts.

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 Seattle Times.
(d) The book of Revelation.

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) Skinner.
(d) Jimmy.

5. What did Thompson refer to as an evil but inescapable business in "Full-time Scrambling?"
(a) Politics.
(b) Television.
(c) Radio.
(d) Writing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Ted Kennedy drive off a bridge?

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

4. "The Hellfire Club" discussed the sexual scandals of the televangelists Jimmy Swaggart and who else?

5. What did Thompson write are always available in hotel rooms, in his Introduction?

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