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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. Who was Reagan's new Supreme Court nominee in "Here Come de Judge?"
(a) Andrew McWarren.
(b) James Wilson.
(c) Robert Bork.
(d) Richard Ensler.

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

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

4. In "The End of an Era," Thompson asserted that all of the smart people had already done what?
(a) Left the Bush administration.
(b) Killed themselves.
(c) Left the Carter administration.
(d) Left Reagan's administration.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Cowboys at Sea," Thompson related the testimony in court to an attack of an oil tanker where?

2. How many days did the dynamite-laden vehicle sit in Thompson's yard before a neighbor blew it up, in "Orgy of the Dead?"

3. Who was the House of Representatives Counsel in the Oliver North hearings?

4. In "Ronald Reagan is Doomed," Thompson wrote that people were already fleeing the Reagan Administration because of what?

5. What happened to Reagan's veto on sanctions in South Africa, in "Loose Cannon on the Deck?"

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Thompson show the public opinion of Oliver North in, "It Was You, Charlie"?

2. What metaphorical comparison did Thompson make, in "Caligula and the 7 Dwarfs"?

3. Whose testimony did Thompson describe, in "Blame it on Dead Bill"? What happened?

4. What scandal took place in "The Loser's Club"? What was Thompson's suggested solution?

5. How did Thompson associate schizophrenics with the Democratic Party in the text?

6. Who were "Crazy Patrick and Big Al"? What did Thompson foretell in this chapter?

7. What were Thompson's complaints, in "Expelled from the System"? Why?

8. Where was the Iran-Contra scandal introduced in the book? What did Thompson write initially of his predictions?

9. What did Thompson's sources tell him in "The Worm Turns"? What was his conclusion?

10. What did Thompson contend about the role of money in politics?

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