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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 that because America is the richest nation on Earth, he is surprised to still what on the street?
(a) Prostitutes.
(b) Bicycles.
(c) Rats.
(d) Beggars.

2. Who was the director of the Office of Management and Budget at the time George H. W. Bush's 1991 budget was completed?
(a) Richard Darman.
(b) Peter Orszag.
(c) Alice M. Rivlin.
(d) Franklin D. Raines.

3. Who did O'Rourke credit with George H. W. Bush's meteoric rise to popularity?
(a) School teachers.
(b) His overzealous fans.
(c) The media.
(d) His wife.

4. What drug does O'Rourke says makes one acutely sensitive?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) PCP.
(c) LSD.
(d) Cocaine.

5. O'Rourke began the sub-section "Attack of the Midget Vote-suckers" by comparing conventions to what?
(a) Pageants.
(b) High school reunions.
(c) Cheerleading competitions.
(d) Proms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the group of journalists who ask questions and take photos at the White House?

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

3. "Runaway car syndrome" is a situation where a vehicle spontaneously does what?

4. During the convention, O'Rourke says both Democrats and Republicans act like mindless fans of what?

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

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