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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 did Thompson believe clearly won the Democratic presidential nomination debate?
(a) Art Garfunkel.
(b) Paul Simon.
(c) Joe Biden.
(d) Michael Dukakis.

2. In "Wooing the Degenerate Vote," Thompson predicted that who would make a comeback and win the 1988 election?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Ronald Reagan.
(c) Jimmy Carter.
(d) George Bush.

3. What National Security Adviser attempted suicide in "Gone with the Wind?"
(a) Alexander Haig.
(b) Ed Meese.
(c) Robert McFarlane.
(d) James Carville.

4. What Democratic Senator on the Senate Judiciary Committee was a presidential nominee?
(a) George Bush.
(b) Jesse Jackson.
(c) Joe Biden.
(d) Michael Dukakis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Thompson believed that the Iran-Contra scandal would make what look like nothing in comparison, in "God Bless Colonel North?"

2. Who was the only person Thompson saw who could have benefited from the Iran-Contra scandal?

3. Who was the architect of the Republican campaign in the 1986 Congressional elections on television?

4. What was the chapter title "A Wild and Crazy Guy" in reference to?

5. Thompson discussed the large number of what in America, in "Four More Years?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the subject of "The Weak in the Weird"?

2. Who were the people Thompson cited, in "Swine of the Week"?

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

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

5. What did Thompson write of George Schultz, in "Cowboys at Sea"?

6. What picture did Thompson portray in "The Lake of Fire"?

7. What did Thompson expect from Reagan's Administration, in "The Year of the Pig"?

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

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

10. What did Thompson compare the Iran-Contra scandal to, in "Gone with the Wind"?

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