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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did a leak say was not really in the hospital, in "The Gizzard of Darkness?"
(a) Ed Meese.
(b) Andrew Casey.
(c) William Casey.
(d) William Johnson.

2. What obscure musician did Skinner claim George Bush is a fan of, in "The Other George Bush?"
(a) Leonard Cohen.
(b) Tom Waits.
(c) Bjork.
(d) The Beatles.

3. What Democratic Senator did Thompson attack in "The Losers' Club?"
(a) Gary Hart.
(b) Jesse Jackson.
(c) Joe Biden.
(d) Terry Sanford.

4. Where did Thompson have lunch, in "It Was You, Charlie?"
(a) Woody Creek Tavern.
(b) California Cafe.
(c) San Francisco Diner.
(d) Denver Diner.

5. Who called Thompson, in "The Other George Bush?"
(a) Richard.
(b) Roger.
(c) James.
(d) Skinner.

6. The weapons supplied to the Iranian regime killed hundreds of marines where?
(a) Somalia.
(b) Lebanon.
(c) Israel.
(d) France.

7. Who celebrated wildly after the Gary Hart scandal, according to Thompson, in "A Wild and Crazy Guy?"
(a) Reagan.
(b) Haig.
(c) Biden.
(d) Bush.

8. In "The Garden of Agony," Thompson analyzed the role of what in politics?
(a) Money.
(b) Fame.
(c) Charisma.
(d) Religion.

9. Thompson believed that who has a chance at the presidential election in "Caligula and the 7 Dwarfs?"
(a) Dukakis.
(b) Reagan.
(c) Biden.
(d) Bush.

10. In "Fat Men on Horseback," Thompson concluded that the main difference between Iran-Contra and Watergate was that Iran-Contra was what?
(a) Far more complex.
(b) Far more dangerous.
(c) Far less evil.
(d) Far more evil.

11. What did Thompson kill, in "A Death in the Family?"
(a) A fox.
(b) A chicken.
(c) A goose.
(d) A deer.

12. In "The Other George Bush," Skinner asserted that George Bush is smarter than whom?
(a) Einstein.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Andrew Walker.
(d) Eisenhower.

13. Where did Thompson go, in "White Trash with Money?"
(a) Phoenix.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Fort Lauderdale.
(d) Los Angeles.

14. What made Thompson particularly angry with the school system, in "Expelled from the System?"
(a) No Child Left Behind.
(b) Advancement tests.
(c) Urine tests.
(d) Teen pregnancy.

15. How many days did the dynamite-laden vehicle sit in Thompson's yard before a neighbor blew it up, in "Orgy of the Dead?"
(a) 1 week.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 4 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. After looking at the statistics in "A Wild and Crazy Guy," Thompson concluded that the Republicans would hold the White House for how long?

2. "The Weak in the Weird" is an analysis of whose presidential campaign?

3. Who called Thompson, in "White Trash with Money?"

4. In "The End of an Era," Thompson laid most of the fault of Reagan's presidency at the feet of whom?

5. Thompson believed who would be forced to retire, in "The Year of the Pig?"

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