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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. What was Dukakis' wife named?
(a) Rebecka.
(b) Marsha.
(c) Kitty.
(d) Christina.

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) The Rolling Stones.
(c) Video games.
(d) Cars.

3. O'Rourke began the sub-section "Attack of the Midget Vote-suckers" by comparing conventions to what?
(a) High school reunions.
(b) Cheerleading competitions.
(c) Pageants.
(d) Proms.

4. For how long has an agency had to deal with "runaway car syndrome"?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 20 years.

5. Who said Dan Quayle was "well-informed, intelligent, candid and engaging"?
(a) Jim Bellows.
(b) Morton Kondracke.
(c) Piers Morgan.
(d) Joseph Pulitzer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ball did O'Rourke peek in on where he saw boogying and people playing the electric guitar?

2. What is the name of the agency that dealt with an outbreak of "runaway car syndrome"?

3. O'Rourke considers what war to be a rare success for U.S. foreign policy?

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

5. What platform did O'Rourke say the Republicans ran on in 1988?

(see the answer key)

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