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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 71-102.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What major news network tried to interview Thompson but was turned away in "Bad Nerves in Fat City?"
(a) NBC News.
(b) FOX News.
(c) CBS News.
(d) ABC News.

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

3. Who did Thompson conclude was the obvious front runner in the primaries in "Off with Their Heads?"
(a) Joe Biden.
(b) Gary Hart.
(c) George Bush.
(d) Michael Dukakis.

4. In "The Hellfire Club," Thompson compared politicians' and evangelists' affairs to British men in what century?
(a) 16th.
(b) 15th.
(c) 12th.
(d) 17th.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Based on whose seeming advice did Thompson place his bet in "Meat Sickness?"

2. Where was Thompson trying to go in "Last Train from Chicago?"

3. What was the name of the Filipino president discussed in "Memo from the War Room?"

4. What concert did Thompson watch on "Memo from the War Room?"

5. Where did "Saturday Night in the City" take place?

(see the answer key)

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