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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. Who has a reputation as being the unofficial fourth branch of government?
(a) The media.
(b) The American people.
(c) The residents of Washington, D.C.
(d) The Green party.

2. When did O'Rourke predict that there would be an election of significance?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1996.
(d) 2004.

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 Japan.
(d) The war in Afghanistan.

4. What is the "largest part" of the USS Mobile Bay, according to the author?
(a) Explosives.
(b) Electronics.
(c) Guns.
(d) Men.

5. What is the USS Mobile Bay?
(a) A helicoptor.
(b) A tank.
(c) A submarine.
(d) A missile platform.

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Rourke argues against military cuts by talking about the happiness that every male feels when he has what in his hand?

2. In what newspaper did an article about "runaway car syndrome" appear?

3. Soldiers told about fighting in Panama in what magazine?

4. In what year did a national newspaper print a story about "runaway car syndrome"?

5. What newspaper called Dan Quayle an "avid reader" of "real live books"?

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