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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. What did Thompson attempt to blow up, in "Orgy of the Dead?"
(a) A Corvette.
(b) A truck.
(c) A Jeep.
(d) A motorcycle.

2. In "The New Dumb," Thompson concluded that the Democratic Party had learned nothing since which election?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1972.

3. Who was the architect of the Republican campaign in the 1986 Congressional elections on television?
(a) Mitchell Daniels.
(b) James Daniels.
(c) Robin Anderson.
(d) Andrew Smithson.

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

5. In "The Loved Ones," who was considered for a furlough that was ultimately denied because of a public outcry?
(a) Jesse James.
(b) Mark David Chapman.
(c) John Hinckley.
(d) Ted Kazinski.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Whose testimony was described, in "Blame It on Dead Bill?"

4. Who did Bush debate in "President Bush Will See You Now?"

5. Who called Thompson, in "White Trash with Money?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is the subject of the article, "The Loved Ones"?

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

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