View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Hell's Angel really do want to avoid arrest and ______________.
(a) Legal harrassment
(b) Death
(c) Police records
(d) Injury

2. The correspondent from the _____________ in Los Angeles wrote a commentary on the Lynch Report which helped to sustain public interest in the Hell's Angels.
(a) Washington Observer
(b) New York Times
(c) Chicago Tribune
(d) LA Times

3. Where was the home turf of Satan's Slaves, the number three most popular bike club in the state?
(a) Salinas
(b) San Diego
(c) Venice Beach
(d) Los Angeles

4. _________________ by the Hell's Angels is swift, violent, and complete.
(a) Drug use
(b) Rape
(c) Drinking
(d) Retaliation

5. What was the name of the motorcycle gang in "The Wild One" movie?
(a) Black Rebels
(b) Maruaders
(c) Cruisers
(d) Black Crusaders

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the ex-pug who once fought Bobo Olson?

2. Where did Thompson call before the trip on the Fourth of July as he wanted to go with the Hell's Angels?

3. What was not one of the reasons why a Hell's Angel would not be in the gang for long?

4. The typical police response to the Hell's Angels is __________, bordering on hysteria.

5. What do the Hell's Angels believe in when something is done to hurt them?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where were the bikers at the beginning of the book headed to on Labor Day weekend?

2. What did the jailer from San Francisco have to say about the Hell's Angels?

3. Why don't the girlfriends or wives come along with the Hell's Angels on their trips?

4. What were some of the goals the state had in order to help break down the Hell's Angels and their operations?

5. Why was Thompson eventually evicted from his apartment during the time he lived in California?

6. What was the basic tenet of the moral code of the Hell's Angels? What did they believe about those who harmed them?

7. Name three of the Hell's Angels identified on the first page of the book written by Hunter Thompson.

8. Why is leather such a practical thing to wear if you are someone who rides a motorcycle?

9. From which motorcycle gang does Thompson feel hostility when he goes to meet up with the Hell's Angels?

10. Who were the 'One Percenters' as Thompson found out from his research?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 643 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample