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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Our Government: What the Fuck Do They Do All Day and Why Does it Cost So Goddamned Much Money? pp. 154-184.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. O'Rourke argues against military cuts by talking about the happiness that every male feels when he has what in his hand?
(a) His country's flag.
(b) A gun.
(c) A paycheck.
(d) His wife's hand.

2. O'Rourke visited the Department of Transportation and was surprised to discover that many of the workers were fans of what?
(a) "Star Wars."
(b) Video games.
(c) Cars.
(d) The Rolling Stones.

3. O'Rourke considers what war to be a rare success for U.S. foreign policy?
(a) The war in Korea.
(b) The war in Vietnam.
(c) The war in Afghanistan.
(d) The war in Japan.

4. What Audi model does O'Rourke say was deemed unsafe because of "runaway car syndrome"?
(a) Audi 5000.
(b) Audi 80.
(c) Audi A2.
(d) Audi A4.

5. "Runaway car syndrome" is a situation where a vehicle spontaneously does what?
(a) Accelerates independently of the driver's will.
(b) Fluctuates in speed independently of the driver's will.
(c) Stops independently of the driver's will.
(d) Fails to register as having a valid VIN number.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the director of the Office of Management and Budget at the time George H. W. Bush's 1991 budget was completed?

2. What exists in a state of perpetual failure because motion is valued above direction and achievement?

3. When did O'Rourke predict that there would be an election of significance?

4. How did O'Rourke describe Reagan's social programs?

5. What is the USS Mobile Bay?

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