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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. For which presidential candidate did Lloyd Bentsen run as vice president?
(a) Bush.
(b) Reagan.
(c) Dukakis.
(d) Perot.

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

3. How did O'Rourke describe Reagan's social programs?
(a) Luke warm.
(b) Genius.
(c) Heartless.
(d) Sympathetic.

4. During the convention, O'Rourke says both Democrats and Republicans act like mindless fans of what?
(a) Sports.
(b) Science fiction.
(c) The Beatles.
(d) Rock music.

5. Who was Dukakis considering as a running mate before he picked Lloyd Bentsen?
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) Al Gore.
(c) Barrack Obama.
(d) Danny Ortega.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the keynote speaker at the 1988 Democratic convention?

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

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

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

5. When all the delegates from both political parties get together, O'Rourke says they act like what club members?

(see the answer key)

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