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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In "The South African Problem," Thompson suggested that Reagan was planning on doing what?
(a) Waging war on Northern Ireland.
(b) Taking in Afrikaner refugees.
(c) Waging war on Iraq.
(d) Waging war on South Africa.

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

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

7. Thompson believed that the Iran-Contra scandal would make what look like nothing in comparison, in "God Bless Colonel North?"
(a) Vietnam.
(b) WWI.
(c) WWII.
(d) Watergate.

8. What was the chapter title "A Wild and Crazy Guy" in reference to?
(a) A Beatles song.
(b) I Love Lucy.
(c) A John Denver song.
(d) Saturday Night Live.

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

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

11. "Crazy Patrick and Big Al" refered to Patrick Buchanan and who?
(a) Alex Beck.
(b) Alexander Williams.
(c) Alexander Haig.
(d) Al Gore.

12. In "Caligula and the 7 Dwarfs," Thompson compared the implosion of Gary Hart's political career to what?
(a) A cesspool.
(b) "Casey at the Bat."
(c) A rainbow.
(d) A genie's lamp.

13. What happened to Reagan's veto on sanctions in South Africa, in "Loose Cannon on the Deck?"
(a) It is rejected.
(b) It is enacted.
(c) It is overruled.
(d) It is dead in the water.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "The Death Ship" describes a barge in the Northeast carrying what?

3. Who saw the scandals as a witch hunt against Ronald Reagan, in "God Bless Colonel North?"

4. In "Wooing the Degenerate Vote," Thompson predicted that who would make a comeback and win the 1988 election?

5. What US Senator did Thompson hold as a fore-runner in the Republican primaries, in "Crazy Patrick and Big Al?"

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