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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 134-162.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event did Thompson attend, in "A Clean, Ill-Lighted Place?"
(a) Erotic Film Awards.
(b) Emmy Awards.
(c) Oscar Awards.
(d) Tony Awards.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Thompson criticized Reagan's what, in "Welcome to the Tunnel?"

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

3. Who approached Thompson, in "Slow Day at the Airport?"

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

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

(see the answer key)

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