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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dictatorship of Boredom, pp. 27-48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who told the Atlanta convention that the Democratic party "needs both its left wing and its right wing to fly"?
(a) George H. W. Bush.
(b) Jesse Jackson.
(c) Michael Dukakis.
(d) Bill Clinton.

2. How long did Jesse Jackson propose to freeze military spending?
(a) Five years.
(b) One year.
(c) Four years.
(d) Two years.

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

4. When O'Rourke paints a cynical picture of the concept of "majority rule," who does he say that all people will be married to?
(a) Brad Pitt.
(b) Mel Gibson.
(c) Robert Redford.
(d) Bruce Willis.

5. Who was the presidential candidate for the Republicans when O'Rourke visited the political conventions of both parties?
(a) Bush.
(b) Dukakis.
(c) Carter.
(d) Reagan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What newspaper called Dan Quayle an "avid reader" of "real live books"?

2. What platform did O'Rourke say the Republicans ran on in 1988?

3. Who was Dukakis considering as a running mate before he picked Lloyd Bentsen?

4. For what state was Dukakis governor in 1988?

5. Where was the Republican convention held that O'Rourke attended?

(see the answer key)

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