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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. Which of the Amendments to the U.S. Constitution deals with the right to "keep and bear arms"?
(a) The 14th.
(b) The 3rd.
(c) The 9th.
(d) The 2nd.

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

3. O'Rourke jokingly compared the political conventions to a special-occasion event, with whom in the broadcast booth?
(a) Bryant Gumbel.
(b) Katie Couric.
(c) Kathy Lee Gifford.
(d) Matt Lauer.

4. What year did the Seneca Falls Declaration take place?
(a) 1848.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1856.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Rourke points out that the manual for what automobile is 4 times as long as the U.S. Constitution?

2. How did O'Rourke describe Reagan's social programs?

3. Who referred to lukewarm political relationships as "kiss on the lips but no tongue"?

4. What was Dukakis' wife named?

5. What is the name of the textbook that O'Rourke criticized for being boring?

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