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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The New Dumb," Thompson concluded that the Democratic Party had learned nothing since which election?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1978.

2. Who ran against Nixon in the 46th presidential election?
(a) Andrew Jackson.
(b) Hubert Humphrey.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Jimmy Carter.

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

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

5. The Gary Hart scandal distracted the press from what?
(a) Iran-Contra scandal.
(b) The Cold War.
(c) War in Iraq.
(d) Watergate.

6. Thompson discussed the large number of what in America, in "Four More Years?"
(a) Millionaires.
(b) Women.
(c) Homeless.
(d) Schizophrenics.

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

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

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

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

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

12. "Back to the Ormsby House" was Thompson's short take on the 1986 ______ elections.
(a) Presidential.
(b) Gubernatorial.
(c) Congressional.
(d) Senatorial.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Richard Nixon's attorney during the Watergate scandal?

2. Who was the new White House Press Secretary in "New Blood on the Tracks?"

3. In "I Slit My Own Eyeballs," Thompson described _____ as a truly horrific month for politicians running for office.

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

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

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