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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Thompson bet against in the Chicago Bears game in "Meat Sickness?"
(a) New York Giants.
(b) New Orleans Saints.
(c) New England Patriots.
(d) Seattle Mariners.

2. Who was the executive vice president at CNN in the book?
(a) Steve Turner.
(b) Ted Turner.
(c) Ed Turner.
(d) Ned Turner.

3. What did Thompson compare the Iran-Contra scandal to, in "Gone with the Wind?"
(a) Donhay Disaster.
(b) Carson Sink.
(c) Chernobyl.
(d) Clanson Sink.

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

5. What was Thompson's heart rate in "A Generation of Swine?"
(a) 73.
(b) 64.
(c) 65.
(d) 75.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who won the Superbowl in "Meat Sickness?"

2. What was the name of Thompson's girlfriend?

3. Thompson believed that who had a lesser chance of winning the election because he encouraged the Saudi Arabian government to raise oil prices?

4. What US Senator did Thompson hold as a fore-runner in the Republican primaries, in "Crazy Patrick and Big Al?"

5. "A Generation of Swine" begins with Thompson describing people's obsessions with doing what at home?

(see the answer key)

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