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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What major news network tried to interview Thompson but was turned away in "Bad Nerves in Fat City?"
(a) NBC News.
(b) FOX News.
(c) CBS News.
(d) ABC News.

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

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

5. What movie did Thompson attend in "A Generation of Swine?"
(a) Rocky.
(b) Rocky VI.
(c) Rocky II.
(d) Rocky IV.

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

7. Who killed all of Skinner's contacts in "Four Million Thugs?"
(a) The CIA.
(b) The Tonton Macoute.
(c) The Tutsi.
(d) The FBI.

8. 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) Gary Hart.
(c) Joe Biden.
(d) George Bush.

9. How much was the stranger selling the bike for, in "Last Dance in Dumb Town?"
(a) $5,000.
(b) $2,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $4,000.

10. What did Thompson receive in "Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll?"
(a) The Meese Report.
(b) A porn video.
(c) The Reagan Report.
(d) A contract.

11. What event did Thompson attend, in "A Clean, Ill-Lighted Place?"
(a) Tony Awards.
(b) Emmy Awards.
(c) Erotic Film Awards.
(d) Oscar Awards.

12. In "Lester Maddox Lives," the Supreme Court refused to overturn which anti-sodomy law?
(a) Arkansas'.
(b) Kansas'.
(c) Florida's.
(d) Georgia's.

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

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

15. Which team was playing the Boston Celtics in "Four More Games?"
(a) Houston Rockets.
(b) Dallas Cowboys.
(c) New Jersey Nets.
(d) Seattle Mariners.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Thompson wish the Filipino president would be sent, in "Memo from the War Room?"

2. When did Thompson plan on going to Haiti, in "Kill Them Before They Eat?"

3. What concert did Thompson watch on "Memo from the War Room?"

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

5. What did Thompson's friend ask him to do, in "Slow Day at the Airport?"

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