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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Special Interest Groups: The Original Barrel of Monkeys That Nothing is More Fun Than.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the solicitor general during a flag desecration case?
(a) Kenneth Starr.
(b) Rex E. Lee.
(c) Charles Fried.
(d) Thurgood Marshall.

2. How often does the press secretary at the White House field questions from the media?
(a) Twice a day.
(b) Every other day.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Once a day.

3. What is the "largest part" of the USS Mobile Bay, according to the author?
(a) Electronics.
(b) Men.
(c) Guns.
(d) Explosives.

4. O'Rourke argues that pollution is a byproduct of what?
(a) Greed.
(b) Progress.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Laziness.

5. When all the delegates from both political parties get together, O'Rourke says they act like what club members?
(a) Rotarians.
(b) Shriners.
(c) Kiwanis.
(d) Lions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was George H. W. Bush's running mate in 1988?

2. O'Rourke accuses ecological activists of ignoring what?

3. O'Rourke characterizes what group in Afghanistan as deceitful, violent and self-serving?

4. How many pages was a government study released on "runaway car syndrome"?

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

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