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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Dealing with Pigs," Thompson doubted there was a connection between violence and what?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Gun laws.
(c) Video games.
(d) Pornography.

2. What time did Thompson receive a phone call in "Showdown in the Pig Palace?"
(a) 5 a.m.
(b) 3 a.m.
(c) 2 a.m.
(d) 1 a.m.

3. In "The Worst People in the World," Thompson claimed to be applying for what?
(a) The Nobel Peace Prize.
(b) The "Journalist Abroad" program.
(c) The Oscar Award.
(d) The "Journalist in Space" program.

4. Who was trying to interview Thompson in "Bad Nerves in Fat City" when the interview was disrupted by an angry woman pounding on the hotel room door?
(a) Dan Rather.
(b) Dan Roberts.
(c) Wolf Blitzer.
(d) Dan Hinkle.

5. What National Hurricane Center director did Thompson attack in "Revenge of the Fish Heads?"
(a) Dr. Michael Warren.
(b) Dr. Stephen Paulson.
(c) Dr. Neil Frank.
(d) Dr. James Frost.

6. Thompson was critical of the government's spending on what, in "Welcome to the Tunnel?"
(a) Wall Street.
(b) Wars.
(c) Prison.
(d) Social reform.

7. Who did Thompson say was gored by a buffalo in "Buffalo Gores a Visitor?"
(a) Malcolm.
(b) Cliff.
(c) Skinner.
(d) Morrison.

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

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

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

11. Based on whose seeming advice did Thompson place his bet in "Meat Sickness?"
(a) The Pope.
(b) Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
(c) President Reagan's.
(d) Ralph Nader's.

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

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

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

15. Where did Thompson go with Doug and Terrence in "The Beast with Three Backs?"
(a) A gift shop.
(b) A coffee shop.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A strip club.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Thompson write would eventually cover all of Utah, in "They All Drowned?"

2. What movie did Thompson attend in "A Generation of Swine?"

3. What porn actress was revealed to have been underage while making her first films, in "Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll?"

4. Who did Thompson tell the swingers would put them in jail, in "Nixon and the Whale Woman?"

5. Where was Thompson trying to go in "Last Train from Chicago?"

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