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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thompson believed that who had a lesser chance of winning the election because he encouraged the Saudi Arabian government to raise oil prices?
(a) Michael Dukakis.
(b) George Bush.
(c) Gary Hart.
(d) Joe Biden.

2. Who did Thompson conclude was the obvious front runner in the primaries in "Off with Their Heads?"
(a) Gary Hart.
(b) Michael Dukakis.
(c) Joe Biden.
(d) George Bush.

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

4. What was the name of Thompson's girlfriend?
(a) Maria Khan.
(b) Mary Lee.
(c) Sarah Khan.
(d) Andra Lee.

5. The man who sat next to Thompson on the plane in "Strictly Business" worked for what?
(a) FBI.
(b) Federal Bureau of Prisons.
(c) CIA.
(d) Federal Bureau of Foreign Affairs.

6. What porn actress was revealed to have been underage while making her first films, in "Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll?"
(a) Debbie Khan.
(b) Traci Lords.
(c) Jenna Jameson.
(d) Alice Walters.

7. What was Thompson's girlfriend getting a tattoo of in "Saturday Night in the City"?
(a) Fox.
(b) Eagle.
(c) Pigeon.
(d) Panther.

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

9. What dictator's wife was known for her immense shoe collection?
(a) Annette DePaulo.
(b) Imelda Marcos.
(c) Marie Duvalier.
(d) Annette Marcos.

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

11. What was the name of the Filipino president discussed in "Memo from the War Room?"
(a) Baby Doc Duvalier.
(b) Ferdinand Marcos.
(c) Andre Ferdinando.
(d) Tonton Macoute.

12. When did Thompson plan on going to Haiti, in "Kill Them Before They Eat?"
(a) Easter.
(b) July.
(c) Carnivale.
(d) Christmas.

13. Where was Thompson trying to go in "Last Train from Chicago?"
(a) New York.
(b) Florida.
(c) California.
(d) Montreal.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the "plunderer" in "Salvage is Not Looting?"

2. In "Lester Maddox Lives," the Supreme Court refused to overturn which anti-sodomy law?

3. How much was the stranger selling the bike for, in "Last Dance in Dumb Town?"

4. Thompson claimed, in "Let the Cheap Dogs Eat," that the most successful dog fighters make up to how much money in a night?

5. Who did Thompson say was gored by a buffalo in "Buffalo Gores a Visitor?"

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