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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. What newspaper called Dan Quayle an "avid reader" of "real live books"?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Wall Street Journal.
(c) USA Today.
(d) The Times-Union.

2. Who was the keynote speaker at the 1988 Democratic convention?
(a) Jim Hightower.
(b) Ann Richards.
(c) Ted Kennedy.
(d) Bill Clinton.

3. What year was it when O'Rourke attended the Democratic and Republican political conventions?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1980.

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) Mel Gibson.
(b) Robert Redford.
(c) Brad Pitt.
(d) Bruce Willis.

5. What platform did O'Rourke say the Republicans ran on in 1988?
(a) The Over-Protective-Brother platform.
(b) The Dumb-Old-Dad platform.
(c) The Strict-Mom platform.
(d) The Sweet-Little-Sister platform.

Short Answer Questions

1. What exists in a state of perpetual failure because motion is valued above direction and achievement?

2. When O'Rourke paints a cynical picture of the concept of "majority rule," what does he say will be the only thing on the shelves at libraries?

3. How long did Jesse Jackson propose to freeze military spending?

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

5. What ball did O'Rourke peek in on where he saw boogying and people playing the electric guitar?

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