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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. 109-122.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the agency that dealt with an outbreak of "runaway car syndrome"?
(a) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
(b) Federal Interstate Traffic Safety Agency.
(c) Federal Highway Traffic Safety Agency.
(d) National Interstate Traffic Safety Administration.

2. Who was the presidential candidate for the Democrats when O'Rourke visited the political conventions of both parties?
(a) Carter.
(b) Bush.
(c) Clinton.
(d) Dukakis.

3. O'Rourke recalls shadowing whom for a day?
(a) A congressman.
(b) A press secretary.
(c) A president.
(d) A lobbyist.

4. Who said, "What we want from the taxpayers is continual cooperation!" in regard to America's drug problem?
(a) Mario Perez.
(b) Mike Mullin.
(c) Albert Collins.
(d) Dick Weart.

5. How many letters to a congressman did O'Rourke read before finding a thank-you letter?
(a) 35.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 700.
(d) 250.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does O'Rourke describe as having a climate like the inside of a locked van in the Sahara?

2. During the convention, O'Rourke says both Democrats and Republicans act like mindless fans of what?

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

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

5. What is the name of the group of journalists who ask questions and take photos at the White House?

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