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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 224-253.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what university was Thompson going to lecture in "The Beast with Three Backs?"
(a) Concordia University.
(b) New York University.
(c) Berkeley University.
(d) Columbia University.

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

3. Where was Thompson traveling, in "Slow Day at the Airport?"
(a) Sacramento.
(b) New York.
(c) Denver.
(d) Los Angeles.

4. Where did Thompson wish the Filipino president would be sent, in "Memo from the War Room?"
(a) Elba Island.
(b) Vesco Island.
(c) Australia.
(d) Northern Ireland.

5. Who did Thompson hope would go to South Africa with him, in "The Worst People in the World?"
(a) Jennifer Lee.
(b) Teri Fischer.
(c) Vanessa Williams.
(d) Farah Fawcett.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Thompson make a phone call to, in "The Death Ship?"

2. What event did Thompson attend, in "A Clean, Ill-Lighted Place?"

3. What was the Captain's name in "Salvage is Not Looting?"

4. What was Thompson's heart rate in "A Generation of Swine?"

5. Thompson was critical of the government's spending on what, in "Welcome to the Tunnel?"

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