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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 Republican convention had the intellectual content of song lyrics by what band?
(a) White Snake.
(b) Poison.
(c) Van Halen.
(d) Guns n' Roses.

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

3. Who was George H. W. Bush's running mate in 1988?
(a) Dick Cheney.
(b) Bob Dole.
(c) Al Gore.
(d) Dan Quayle.

4. O'Rourke recalls spending an evening in what police department?
(a) The Los Angeles police department.
(b) The Atlanta police department.
(c) The Washington, DC police department.
(d) The New York police department.

5. What was Dukakis' wife named?
(a) Christina.
(b) Kitty.
(c) Rebecka.
(d) Marsha.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who said Dan Quayle was "well-informed, intelligent, candid and engaging"?

3. What does O'Rourke say is the term for an interview where "you didn't come here and I didn't say this"?

4. In what year did a flag desecration case take place?

5. What are the speeches called that O'Rourke heard when he visited the House of Representatives?

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