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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. Thompson believed that who had a lesser chance of winning the election because he encouraged the Saudi Arabian government to raise oil prices?
(a) George Bush.
(b) Gary Hart.
(c) Michael Dukakis.
(d) Joe Biden.

2. Who did Thompson call in "The Woman from Kiev?"
(a) Sarah Stephens.
(b) Ralph Steadman.
(c) Frank Mankiewicz.
(d) Skinner.

3. Who was the executive vice president at CNN in the book?
(a) Ned Turner.
(b) Ed Turner.
(c) Ted Turner.
(d) Steve Turner.

4. What was Thompson's heart rate in "A Generation of Swine?"
(a) 64.
(b) 75.
(c) 73.
(d) 65.

5. "A Generation of Swine" begins with Thompson describing people's obsessions with doing what at home?
(a) Eating dinner.
(b) Watching movies.
(c) Testing their health.
(d) Socializing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What concert did Thompson watch on "Memo from the War Room?"

2. Who was trying to interview Thompson in "Bad Nerves in Fat City" when the interview was disrupted by an angry woman pounding on the hotel room door?

3. Thompson argues that for years the Chinese government had tried to eliminate what but failed, in "Down to a Sunless Sea?"

4. Cromwell offered to race his what against the motorcycle, in "Last Dance in Dumb Town?"

5. How did Thompson's friend catch trout, in "They All Drowned?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is the article "They Called Him Deep Throat" structured? Why?

4. Who is discussed in the article, "The Hellfire Club"? What comparison did Thompson make?

5. Who did Thompson encounter in "Strictly Business"? What interaction took place?

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

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

8. Describe Thompson's salvage business. Who were his compatriots?

9. Why did Thompson place the bet he did in "Meat Sickness"?

10. Why did Thompson hope to go to Haiti in "Kill Them Before They Eat"?

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