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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. O'Rourke says that the 1988 presidential candidates were less well chosen than whom?
(a) Harvard law applicants.
(b) Miss America contestants.
(c) Holiday cashiers at Walmart.
(d) Prom kings and queens.

2. What exists in a state of perpetual failure because motion is valued above direction and achievement?
(a) The Republican party.
(b) Social security.
(c) Government.
(d) The Democratic party.

3. At what time of day was George H. W. Bush's 1991 budget finally "hammered out"?
(a) 10:15 p.m.
(b) 3:47 p.m.
(c) 5:07 a.m.
(d) 6:58 a.m.

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

5. Who was the presidential candidate for the Republicans when O'Rourke visited the political conventions of both parties?
(a) Reagan.
(b) Bush.
(c) Dukakis.
(d) Carter.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day did O'Rourke attend a housing rally?

2. Who is the author of "The Power Game: How Washington Works"?

3. What year was it when O'Rourke attended the Democratic and Republican political conventions?

4. What does O'Rourke say is the ultimate special interest group?

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

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