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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 ball did O'Rourke peek in on where he saw boogying and people playing the electric guitar?
(a) Inaugural Balls.
(b) Young Americans Ball.
(c) The Magnolia Ball.
(d) Police Atheletic League Ball.

2. What city does O'Rourke describe as having a climate like the inside of a locked van in the Sahara?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Charleston.
(c) Miami.
(d) Dallas.

3. O'Rourke presents an unflattering picture of House Democratic efforts to talk environmentalism in advance of what?
(a) The elections.
(b) A vote on climate reform.
(c) Summer.
(d) Earth Day.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Rourke jokingly compared the political conventions to a special-occasion event, with whom in the broadcast booth?

2. In "Only Human in His Own Immortal Way: The President," O'Rourke mocks what Act?

3. O'Rourke says that because America is the richest nation on Earth, he is surprised to still what on the street?

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

5. What year was it when O'Rourke attended the Democratic and Republican political conventions?

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