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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Thompson take to a psychic for legal advice, in "The Gizzard of Darkness?"
(a) Heese.
(b) Skinner.
(c) Anderson.
(d) Ralph.

2. In "Cowboys at Sea," Thompson related the testimony in court to an attack of an oil tanker where?
(a) Iran.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Kuwait.

3. Who was the Secretary of State that Thompson addresses in "Letter to the President?"
(a) James Kennedy.
(b) James Williams.
(c) James Baker.
(d) James Stewart.

4. In "The Loved Ones," who was considered for a furlough that was ultimately denied because of a public outcry?
(a) Ted Kazinski.
(b) Jesse James.
(c) John Hinckley.
(d) Mark David Chapman.

5. Senator Daniel Inouye was a senator from where?
(a) Hawaii.
(b) Lousiana.
(c) Maine.
(d) Minnesota.

6. Senator Warren Rudman was a senator from where?
(a) Maine.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Minnesota.

7. In "The End of an Era," Thompson asserted that all of the smart people had already done what?
(a) Left the Carter administration.
(b) Left the Bush administration.
(c) Left Reagan's administration.
(d) Killed themselves.

8. Who was Ronald Reagan meeting with in "Loose Cannon on the Deck?"
(a) The Chinese Dictator.
(b) The French President.
(c) The Polish President.
(d) Gorbachev.

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

10. Who did Thompson discover was behind the breaking of the Gary Hart scandal in "The Time of the Geek?"
(a) Ronald Reagan.
(b) Joe Tydings.
(c) Edward Walton.
(d) George Bush.

11. What Democratic Senator on the Senate Judiciary Committee was a presidential nominee?
(a) George Bush.
(b) Joe Biden.
(c) Michael Dukakis.
(d) Jesse Jackson.

12. Who called Thompson, in "White Trash with Money?"
(a) Jack Parker.
(b) Skinner.
(c) Smithers.
(d) Ralph Wixom.

13. Who was the only person Thompson saw who could have benefited from the Iran-Contra scandal?
(a) George Bush.
(b) Ronald Reagan.
(c) Ed Meese.
(d) Oliver North.

14. In "The Worm Turns," Thompson wrote that the Reagan Administration looked weak because of the cancellation of a summit with who?
(a) Mikhail Gorbachev.
(b) The Israeli Prime Minister.
(c) The Dalai Lama.
(d) Yassir Arafat.

15. Who did Thompson believe would likely go to prison in Fort Leavenworth, in "The Lord and a Good Lawyer?"
(a) Jesse Jackson.
(b) Patrick Buchanan.
(c) George Bush.
(d) Oliver North.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Caligula and the 7 Dwarfs," Thompson compared the implosion of Gary Hart's political career to what?

2. Who won the 1987 Super Bowl?

3. Who did Bush debate in "President Bush Will See You Now?"

4. Whose presidential campaign was caught up in a fund-raising scandal, in "The Loved Ones?"

5. In "The Trickle-Down Theory," Thompson considered that acid rain and what would be the legacy of the Reagan Administration?

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