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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. In "Only Human in His Own Immortal Way: The President," O'Rourke mocks what Act?
(a) Patriot Act.
(b) Civil Rights Act.
(c) Information Technology Act.
(d) Americans with Disabilities Act.

2. What brand of beer does O'Rourke mention when saying that "runaway car syndrome" is the result of drinking while driving?
(a) Miller.
(b) Pabst.
(c) Heineken.
(d) Budweiser.

3. At what time of day was George H. W. Bush's 1991 budget finally "hammered out"?
(a) 10:15 p.m.
(b) 6:58 a.m.
(c) 5:07 a.m.
(d) 3:47 p.m.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Rourke says the hysteria over drugs in the middle class could be the product of what?

2. Who told the Atlanta convention that the Democratic party "needs both its left wing and its right wing to fly"?

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

4. Who does O'Rourke say is the only Democrat who came to the convention with real ideas?

5. Who was the keynote speaker at the 1988 Democratic convention?

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