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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. "Runaway car syndrome" is a situation where a vehicle spontaneously does what?
(a) Fluctuates in speed independently of the driver's will.
(b) Stops independently of the driver's will.
(c) Fails to register as having a valid VIN number.
(d) Accelerates independently of the driver's will.

2. Who was the attorney for the plaintiffs during a flag desecration case?
(a) Kunstler.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Brennan.
(d) Walker.

3. Who was George H. W. Bush's first Drug Czar?
(a) William Bennet.
(b) Lee P. Brown.
(c) John P. Walters.
(d) Barry McCaffrey.

4. Who was the director of the Office of Management and Budget at the time George H. W. Bush's 1991 budget was completed?
(a) Peter Orszag.
(b) Alice M. Rivlin.
(c) Richard Darman.
(d) Franklin D. Raines.

5. What is the name of the alliance that O'Rourke traveled into poverty stricken areas with?
(a) Phoenix House.
(b) Idealists.
(c) Guardian Angels.
(d) Times Square.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many letters to a congressman did O'Rourke read before finding a thank-you letter?

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

3. O'Rourke says that because America is the richest nation on Earth, he is surprised to still what on the street?

4. In "Defense Policy: Cry 'Havoc!' and "Let Slip the Hogs of Peace," O'Rourke worried that what country still posed a threat and might be waiting for America to fall beneath the weight of its own dissent?

5. When did O'Rourke predict that there would be an election of significance?

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