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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "The Hellfire Club" discussed the sexual scandals of the televangelists Jimmy Swaggart and who else?
(a) Gary Hart.
(b) Billy Graham.
(c) Jimmy Carter.
(d) Jim Bakker.

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

3. "Dealing with Pigs" was Thompson's reaction to what?
(a) The Meese Report.
(b) The Stewart Report.
(c) The Reagan Report.
(d) The Cold War.

4. In "The Hellfire Club," Thompson compared politicians' and evangelists' affairs to British men in what century?
(a) 17th.
(b) 16th.
(c) 15th.
(d) 12th.

5. Who first went to look at the motorcycle for sale, in "Last Dance in Dumb Town?"
(a) Skinner.
(b) Cromwell.
(c) Cliff.
(d) Crazy Bob.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Thompson's girlfriend getting a tattoo of in "Saturday Night in the City"?

2. Where was Thompson at the beginning of "Strictly Business?"

3. Who was Richard Nixon's attorney during the Watergate scandal?

4. In "I Slit My Own Eyeballs," Thompson described _____ as a truly horrific month for politicians running for office.

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

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