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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. Who was the solicitor general during a flag desecration case?
(a) Rex E. Lee.
(b) Charles Fried.
(c) Thurgood Marshall.
(d) Kenneth Starr.

2. Who referred to lukewarm political relationships as "kiss on the lips but no tongue"?
(a) Matthew Reed.
(b) Stephen Kerr.
(c) Adam Neal.
(d) Fred Barnes.

3. What does O'Rourke describe as an organism whose sole purpose is to aggrandize those in power?
(a) The White House.
(b) The media.
(c) The American government.
(d) The election process.

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

5. O'Rourke's friend's son got busted for selling what drug?
(a) PCP.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Heroin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What brand of beer does O'Rourke mention when saying that "runaway car syndrome" is the result of drinking while driving?

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

3. O'Rourke recalls spending an evening in what police department?

4. George H. W. Bush ran his presidential campaign on the idea that he would be a second helping of whom?

5. Who was the presidential candidate for the Republicans when O'Rourke visited the political conventions of both parties?

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