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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 ran against Nixon in the 46th presidential election?
(a) Jimmy Carter.
(b) Andrew Jackson.
(c) Hubert Humphrey.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

2. In "The Time Has Come," Thompson discussed a poll that said the majority of voters would vote for who in November?
(a) Jesse Jackson.
(b) George Bush.
(c) Michael Dukakis.
(d) Gary Hart.

3. Who claimed his wife was dying in "Doomed Love in the Rockies?"
(a) Roger.
(b) Tex.
(c) Mark.
(d) Shanti.

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

5. In "The Scum of the Earth," Thompson detailed a feud between Jerry Falwell, Jim Bakker, Pat Robertson and who?
(a) Kieth Baker.
(b) Oral Roberts,
(c) Jesse Jackson.
(d) James Williams.

Short Answer Questions

1. A major scandal at what U.S. Embassy took place in "The Losers' Club?"

2. The Gary Hart scandal distracted the press from what?

3. In "The Trickle-Down Theory," Thompson considered that acid rain and what would be the legacy of the Reagan Administration?

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

5. Who did Thompson remind that Oliver North supplied the Iranians with arms in "It was You, Charlie?"

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Thompson's predictions, in "The Trickle Down Theory"?

2. Who did Thompson suggest would make a comeback in "Wooing the Degenerate Vote"? How?

3. Why did Thompson speak with Lowell Harrelson and when?

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

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

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

7. Who was discussed in "Let the Good Times Roll"? Why were they newsworthy?

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

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

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

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