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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Thompson's girlfriend getting a tattoo of in "Saturday Night in the City"?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Panther.
(c) Fox.
(d) Pigeon.

2. What new Dallas Cowboys' quarterback did Thompson bet on, in "Midnight in the Desert?"
(a) Herschel Walker.
(b) Jason Anderson.
(c) Norman Waler.
(d) Andrew Walker.

3. What concert did Thompson watch on "Memo from the War Room?"
(a) The Who.
(b) The Rolling Stones.
(c) The Beatles.
(d) The Doors.

4. What did Thompson receive in "Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll?"
(a) A contract.
(b) The Reagan Report.
(c) The Meese Report.
(d) A porn video.

5. Who was being sworn in as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, in "Strictly Business?"
(a) Andrew Sweitzer.
(b) Ed Meese.
(c) William Everett.
(d) William Rehnquist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Thompson criticized Reagan's what, in "Welcome to the Tunnel?"

2. In "The Worst People in the World," Thompson claimed to be applying for what?

3. Where did Thompson go with Doug and Terrence in "The Beast with Three Backs?"

4. Where did Ted Kennedy drive off a bridge?

5. Thompson was critical of the government's spending on what, in "Welcome to the Tunnel?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was Thompson traveling in "Last Train from Chicago"? Who did he encounter?

2. What was Thompson doing in "Nixon and the Whale Woman"? Why?

3. Who did Thompson meet with, in "The Turk Comes to TV News"? What was the subject of this meeting?

4. What did Thompson write about Imelda Marcos in "Just Another Terrorist"?

5. How did Thompson compare the Chinese government's drug wars to the U.S. government's?

6. What took place in "Saturday Night in the City"? Who are the main figures in the story?

7. How did Thompson explain the Khadafy situation in "The American Century"?

8. Where did Thompson go in "The Beast with Three Backs"? Why?

9. What did Thompson assert of Robertson, in "Rise of the TV Preachers"?

10. What did Thompson write about the media in "Bad Nerves in Fat City"?

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