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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the home state of President Richard Nixon?
(a) Arizona.
(b) California.
(c) Maine.
(d) Washington.

2. "The Weak in the Weird" is an analysis of whose presidential campaign?
(a) Michael Dukakis.
(b) Joe Biden.
(c) Gary Hart.
(d) George Bush.

3. Who did Thompson make a phone call to, in "The Death Ship?"
(a) Andrew Jackson.
(b) James Skawinski.
(c) Lowell Harrelson.
(d) Alexander Williams.

4. Who was Richard Nixon's attorney during the Watergate scandal?
(a) Michael Enderson.
(b) Edward Walton.
(c) John Erlichman.
(d) Herbert Kalmbach.

5. Whose testimony did Thompson analyze, in "Cowboys at Sea?"
(a) George Bush.
(b) George Schultz.
(c) Oliver North.
(d) Ed Meese.

6. Michael Dukakis was the governor of what state during the 1988 elections?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) New Mexico.

7. In "Dance of the Seven Dwarfs," the seven dwarfs refered to the seven what?
(a) Senate candidates.
(b) Congress candidates.
(c) Republican presidential candidates.
(d) Democratic presidential candidates.

8. In "The Scum of the Earth," Thompson detailed a feud between Jerry Falwell, Jim Bakker, Pat Robertson and who?
(a) Jesse Jackson.
(b) James Williams.
(c) Oral Roberts,
(d) Kieth Baker.

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

10. Who was the House of Representatives Counsel in the Oliver North hearings?
(a) John Nields.
(b) Mark Allen Alexander.
(c) William. Hoff.
(d) Michael Edwards.

11. What did Thompson and his friend do after the Super Bowl, in "Trapped in Harding Park?"
(a) Play music.
(b) Arm wrestle.
(c) Play pool.
(d) Play golf.

12. After looking at the statistics in "A Wild and Crazy Guy," Thompson concluded that the Republicans would hold the White House for how long?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) A generation.
(d) 12 years.

13. Who found Thompson, in "Trapped in Harding Park?"
(a) Ralph.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Jack Parker.
(d) Skinner.

14. What National Security Adviser attempted suicide in "Gone with the Wind?"
(a) Ed Meese.
(b) James Carville.
(c) Alexander Haig.
(d) Robert McFarlane.

15. In "The Time Has Come," Thompson discussed a poll that said the majority of voters would vote for who in November?
(a) Michael Dukakis.
(b) George Bush.
(c) Jesse Jackson.
(d) Gary Hart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Reagan's veto on sanctions in South Africa, in "Loose Cannon on the Deck?"

2. In "The Worm Turns," Thompson wrote that the Reagan Administration looked weak because of the cancellation of a summit with who?

3. Who was the Secretary of State that Thompson addresses in "Letter to the President?"

4. Whose testimony was described, in "Blame It on Dead Bill?"

5. What made Thompson particularly angry with the school system, in "Expelled from the System?"

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