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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. O'Rourke says the hysteria over drugs in the middle class could be the product of what?
(a) Sexist.
(b) Agoraphobia.
(c) Racism.
(d) A corrupt prison system.

2. O'Rourke says using crack cocaine makes one feel like whom?
(a) Bruce Willis.
(b) Arnold Schwarzenegger.
(c) Sting.
(d) Bret Michaels.

3. Who was the deputy chief of the DEA's Cocaine Desk when O'Rourke's book was written?
(a) Dick Weart.
(b) Mario Perez.
(c) Albert Collins.
(d) Mike Mullin.

4. Who does O'Rourke say is the only Democrat who came to the convention with real ideas?
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) Jesse Jackson.
(c) Lloyd Bentsen.
(d) Michael Dukakis.

5. What senator said "A lot more of whatever needs doing needs to be done--let's spend, spend, spend" in response to the war on drugs?
(a) Byron Dorgan.
(b) Bernie Sanders.
(c) Carl Levin.
(d) Joe Biden.

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Rourke's friend's son got busted for selling what drug?

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

3. What does O'Rourke describe as an organism whose sole purpose is to aggrandize those in power?

4. Seeing the strange collection of tourists, journalists, and protesters, O'Rourke contemplated that Washington really needs what?

5. What kind of life does O'Rourke say Americans lead?

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