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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 103-133.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Thompson believed that who had a lesser chance of winning the election because he encouraged the Saudi Arabian government to raise oil prices?
(a) Gary Hart.
(b) Michael Dukakis.
(c) George Bush.
(d) Joe Biden.

3. In "Deported to Malaysia," Thompson received a call from his attorney, who was attempting to save a ____ man from killing himself at a bar near the golf course.
(a) Canadian.
(b) Israeli.
(c) Mexican.
(d) Chinese.

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

5. Which team was playing the Boston Celtics in "Four More Games?"
(a) New Jersey Nets.
(b) Houston Rockets.
(c) Dallas Cowboys.
(d) Seattle Mariners.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Dealing with Pigs" was Thompson's reaction to what?

2. Thompson claimed, in "Let the Cheap Dogs Eat," that the most successful dog fighters make up to how much money in a night?

3. Who butchered an ox with Reagan's face on it, in "Ox Butchered in Tripoli?"

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

5. In "Dealing with Pigs," Thompson doubted there was a connection between violence and what?

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