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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thompson wrote that if Oliver North wanted to avoid prison, he would have to indict who in "Ollie's Choice?"
(a) Meese or Bush.
(b) Meese or Anders.
(c) Reagan or Meese.
(d) Bush or Reagan.

2. Thompson believed who would be forced to retire, in "The Year of the Pig?"
(a) Henry Kissinger.
(b) Ed Meese.
(c) Ronald Reagan.
(d) Herbert Huncke.

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

4. What mercenary was caught in Nicaragua, in "Let the Good Times Roll?"
(a) Yassir Arafat.
(b) Vladimir Putin.
(c) Carlo Rozzini.
(d) Eugene Hasenfus.

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

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

7. What did Thompson compare the Iran-Contra scandal to, in "Gone with the Wind?"
(a) Carson Sink.
(b) Donhay Disaster.
(c) Chernobyl.
(d) Clanson Sink.

8. Who did Thompson remind that Oliver North supplied the Iranians with arms in "It was You, Charlie?"
(a) Richard.
(b) Marie.
(c) Skinner.
(d) Crazy Bob.

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

10. Who was the head of the CIA during the time the book was written?
(a) Wiliam Meese.
(b) Andrew Casey.
(c) William Casey.
(d) Ed Meese.

11. What did Thompson attempt to blow up, in "Orgy of the Dead?"
(a) A Jeep.
(b) A motorcycle.
(c) A Corvette.
(d) A truck.

12. In "Fat Men on Horseback," Thompson marveled at how fast the political landscape had changed in what amount of time?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 1 months.

13. Who did Thompson believe clearly won the Democratic presidential nomination debate?
(a) Joe Biden.
(b) Michael Dukakis.
(c) Paul Simon.
(d) Art Garfunkel.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who called Thompson, in "The Other George Bush?"

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

3. Who was the architect of the Republican campaign in the 1986 Congressional elections on television?

4. In "The New Dumb," Thompson concluded that the Democratic Party had learned nothing since which election?

5. Who did Thompson's friend bet on in his Superbowl bet, in "Trapped in Harding Park?"

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