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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 equated a belief in government to the "vapid" peace of mind experienced by church goers?
(a) Frank Levin.
(b) Johnny Cochran.
(c) Clarence Darrow.
(d) Gloria Allred.

2. O'Rourke says it is best to simply stay away from what Afghani tribesman?
(a) Tani.
(b) Pathan.
(c) Mangal.
(d) Jadran.

3. O'Rourke says that the 1988 presidential candidates were less well chosen than whom?
(a) Prom kings and queens.
(b) Harvard law applicants.
(c) Miss America contestants.
(d) Holiday cashiers at Walmart.

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

5. Who did O'Rourke credit with George H. W. Bush's meteoric rise to popularity?
(a) School teachers.
(b) His overzealous fans.
(c) The media.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time of day was George H. W. Bush's 1991 budget finally "hammered out"?

2. O'Rourke characterizes what group in Afghanistan as deceitful, violent and self-serving?

3. How did O'Rourke feel about the USS Mobile Bay?

4. During Operation Just Cause, O'Rourke was disgusted by the media's hysteria over what?

5. O'Rourke began the sub-section "Attack of the Midget Vote-suckers" by comparing conventions to what?

(see the answer key)

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