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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 country did O'Rourke visit in the wake of Operation Just Cause?
(a) Chile.
(b) Panama.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Brazil.

2. Who did O'Rourke blame for the poor state of the nation?
(a) The American people.
(b) The media.
(c) The politicians.
(d) The Middle East.

3. What does O'Rourke say is the term for an interview where "you didn't come here and I didn't say this"?
(a) "Anonymous."
(b) "On background."
(c) "Nameless and faceless."
(d) "Off the record."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "Runaway car syndrome" is a situation where a vehicle spontaneously does what?

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

3. O'Rourke begins "Protectors of a Blameless Citizenry: The Bureaucracy" by talking about what government department?

4. How does O'Rourke feel when he walks through a crowded, third-world bazaar in Afghanistan and sees the free market in action?

5. In what year was a government study released on "runaway car syndrome" in an Audi model?

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