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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 did Thompson refer to as an evil but inescapable business in "Full-time Scrambling?"
(a) Writing.
(b) Television.
(c) Politics.
(d) Radio.

2. What was Thompson following in "Nixon and the Whale Woman?"
(a) A lead on Nixon.
(b) A whale.
(c) A trout.
(d) A fox.

3. Who did Thompson discover was withdrawing from the race in "Apres Moi, le Deluge?"
(a) Patrick Buchanan.
(b) Geoge Bush.
(c) Gary Hart.
(d) Ted Kennedy.

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

5. How much was the stranger selling the bike for, in "Last Dance in Dumb Town?"
(a) $4,000.
(b) $10,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $2,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who called Thompson in "Apres Moi, le Deluge?"

2. Who did Thompson call in "The Woman from Kiev?"

3. Who did Thompson say would be elected in 1988, at his lecture in "The Beast with Three Backs?"

4. Where did "Saturday Night in the City" take place?

5. Thompson believed that who had a lesser chance of winning the election because he encouraged the Saudi Arabian government to raise oil prices?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Thompson state in his author's note that he cited more than any other source? Why?

2. What did Thompson do in Las Vegas in "Bull Market on The Strip"?

3. Describe Thompson's plans in "The Worst People in the World."

4. What is the subject of "Let the Cheap Dogs Eat"? What assertions did Thompson make in this article?

5. What did Thompson receive in "Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll"? What were his conclusions of it?

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

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

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

9. What did Thompson write about "driving" in "The Dim and Dirty Road"?

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

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