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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Thompson believe clearly won the Democratic presidential nomination debate?

2. What obscure musician did Skinner claim George Bush is a fan of, in "The Other George Bush?"

3. Who was likely to go on trial, in "The American Dream?"

4. Who won the 1987 Super Bowl?

5. Who ran against Nixon in the 46th presidential election?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Thompson detail, in "Back to the Ormsby House"?

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

4. How did Thompson show the public opinion of Oliver North in, "It Was You, Charlie"?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How did Thompson associate schizophrenics with the Democratic Party in the text?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the television news industry as depicted by Thompson in the book. How has the news industry changed in 25 years?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the events of the Watergate scandal. Who were the principle political figures? How did Watergate impact history?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the events which took place in Haiti during the late 1980s. What was Reagan's reaction to Haiti's shift in power?

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