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

2. Who won the 1987 Super Bowl?
(a) Denver Broncos.
(b) New York Giants.
(c) Chicago Bears.
(d) Washington Redskins.

3. Where did Thompson go, in "White Trash with Money?"
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) Phoenix.
(c) Fort Lauderdale.
(d) Los Angeles.

4. What did Thompson kill, in "A Death in the Family?"
(a) A chicken.
(b) A fox.
(c) A deer.
(d) A goose.

5. Who did Thompson believe would likely go to prison in Fort Leavenworth, in "The Lord and a Good Lawyer?"
(a) George Bush.
(b) Oliver North.
(c) Jesse Jackson.
(d) Patrick Buchanan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who found Thompson, in "Trapped in Harding Park?"

2. In "The New Dumb," Thompson concluded that the Democratic Party had learned nothing since which election?

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

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

5. Who saw the scandals as a witch hunt against Ronald Reagan, in "God Bless Colonel North?"

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is described in "The Scum of the Earth"?

3. What was the subject of "The South African Problem"? What was Thompson's prediction?

4. Describe Thompson's criteria for statistics, in "The Time Has Come."

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

6. Why did Thompson bring up Patrick Buchanan, in "God Bless Colonel North"?

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

8. What did Thompson discover, in "The Time of the Geek," about the Gary Hart scandal?

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

10. Why did Thompson encounter a psychic in "The Gizzard of Darkness"?

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