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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who was the "plunderer" in "Salvage is Not Looting?"
(a) Crazy Bob.
(b) Crazy Mean Brian.
(c) Elgin.
(d) Brady.

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

5. Which politician was caught having extramarital affairs in the 1988 election?
(a) Patrick Buchanan.
(b) Ed Meese.
(c) Jimmy Carter.
(d) Gary Hart.

6. "A Generation of Swine" begins with Thompson describing people's obsessions with doing what at home?
(a) Socializing.
(b) Testing their health.
(c) Eating dinner.
(d) Watching movies.

7. Thompson criticized Reagan's what, in "Welcome to the Tunnel?"
(a) Race relations.
(b) Foreign policy.
(c) War on drugs.
(d) Meeting with Gorbachev.

8. Who approached Thompson, in "Slow Day at the Airport?"
(a) A drug officer.
(b) An off-duty police officer.
(c) An off-duty pilot.
(d) An off-duty detective.

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

10. Where did Thompson fly to, in "Strictly Business?"
(a) Toronto.
(b) Denver.
(c) Shreveport.
(d) San Francisco.

11. 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.

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

13. Where did "Saturday Night in the City" take place?
(a) Denver.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New York.
(d) San Francisco.

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

15. What did Thompson's friend ask him to do, in "Slow Day at the Airport?"
(a) Fly the plane.
(b) Hold a bag.
(c) Arrest someone.
(d) Kill someone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Thompson say would be elected in 1988, at his lecture in "The Beast with Three Backs?"

2. Who did Thompson make a bet with, in "Midnight in the Desert?"

3. Who called Thompson in "Apres Moi, le Deluge?"

4. Where was Thompson in "Nixon and the Whale Woman?"

5. What National Hurricane Center director did Thompson attack in "Revenge of the Fish Heads?"

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