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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 284-313.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new Dallas Cowboys' quarterback did Thompson bet on, in "Midnight in the Desert?"
(a) Andrew Walker.
(b) Norman Waler.
(c) Herschel Walker.
(d) Jason Anderson.

2. In "The Other George Bush," Skinner asserted that George Bush is smarter than whom?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Einstein.
(c) Andrew Walker.
(d) Eisenhower.

3. Where was Thompson going to lecture in "The Beast with Three Backs?"
(a) Quebec.
(b) Sacramento.
(c) New York.
(d) Montreal.

4. In "Lester Maddox Lives," Thompson was horrified that an openly _____ governor was still a respected political figure.
(a) Religious.
(b) Liberal.
(c) Gay.
(d) Segregationist.

5. Who did Thompson make a bet with, in "Midnight in the Desert?"
(a) Ralph Welch.
(b) John Parker.
(c) Skinner.
(d) Jack Parker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose presidential campaign was caught up in a fund-raising scandal, in "The Loved Ones?"

2. Where did Ted Kennedy drive off a bridge?

3. What was the chapter title "A Wild and Crazy Guy" in reference to?

4. Who was being sworn in as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in "Strictly Business?"

5. Who found Thompson, in "Trapped in Harding Park?"

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