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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: The Grifter Archipelago; or, Why the Tea Party Doesn't Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Richard Nixon had capitalized on the "forgotten Americans." The push to gain these voters was known as________.
(a) The "southern strategy."
(b) The "silent strategy."
(c) The "southern cooperative."
(d) The Tea Party.

2. The Tea Party movement is an American populist political movement that has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since what year?
(a) 2008.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2008.
(d) 2010.

3. Of what political party was Ronald Reagan a member?
(a) Republican.
(b) Tea Party.
(c) Democrat.
(d) Green Party.

4. When was Griftopia: A Story of Bankers, Politicians, and the Most Audacious Power Grab in American History published?
(a) October, 2009.
(b) December, 2009.
(c) September, 2011.
(d) September, 2008.

5. Who was Vice President to Richard Nixon?
(a) Spiro Agnew.
(b) George H. Bush.
(c) Ronald Reagan.
(d) Lyndon Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Ronald Reagan born?

2. When did Lehman Brothers declare bankruptcy?

3. The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. was based in what US city?

4. During what years was Ronald Reagan President of the United States?

5. For what magazine was Matt Taibbi working as a reporter when he describes having listened to the acceptance speech of Sarah Palin in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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