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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. Thompson discussed the large number of what in America, in "Four More Years?"
(a) Schizophrenics.
(b) Women.
(c) Homeless.
(d) Millionaires.

2. In "The South African Problem," Thompson suggested that Reagan was planning on doing what?
(a) Waging war on Northern Ireland.
(b) Waging war on Iraq.
(c) Waging war on South Africa.
(d) Taking in Afrikaner refugees.

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

4. What was the home state of President Richard Nixon?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Washington.
(c) California.
(d) Maine.

5. The Gary Hart scandal distracted the press from what?
(a) Watergate.
(b) Iran-Contra scandal.
(c) The Cold War.
(d) War in Iraq.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Loved Ones," who was considered for a furlough that was ultimately denied because of a public outcry?

2. Who was Nixon's Chief of Domestic Affairs?

3. Whose testimony did Thompson analyze, in "Cowboys at Sea?"

4. In "The End of an Era," Thompson asserted that all of the smart people had already done what?

5. Whose presidential campaign was caught up in a fund-raising scandal, in "The Loved Ones?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What was Thompson describing watching, in "President Bush Will See You Now"? What was Thompson's appraisal?

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

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

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

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