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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 exists in a state of perpetual failure because motion is valued above direction and achievement?
(a) Social security.
(b) The Democratic party.
(c) Government.
(d) The Republican party.

2. On what day was George H. W. Bush's 1991 budget finally "hammered out"?
(a) July 3, 1990.
(b) January 2, 1991.
(c) August 15, 1990.
(d) October 27, 1990.

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

4. During Operation Just Cause, O'Rourke was disgusted by the media's hysteria over what?
(a) Racial slurs said by soldiers.
(b) Collateral damage.
(c) The use of weapons in a war.
(d) Illnesses being brought back to the U.S.

5. What ball did O'Rourke peek in on where he saw boogying and people playing the electric guitar?
(a) The Magnolia Ball.
(b) Police Atheletic League Ball.
(c) Inaugural Balls.
(d) Young Americans Ball.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the USS Mobile Bay?

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

4. Who equated a belief in government to the "vapid" peace of mind experienced by church goers?

5. Who does O'Rourke believe increases bureaucracy by forcing the government to address people's frivolous complaints?

(see the answer key)

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