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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. For how long has an agency had to deal with "runaway car syndrome"?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 5 years.

2. What Audi model does O'Rourke say was deemed unsafe because of "runaway car syndrome"?
(a) Audi 80.
(b) Audi 5000.
(c) Audi A2.
(d) Audi A4.

3. What senator said "A lot more of whatever needs doing needs to be done--let's spend, spend, spend" in response to the war on drugs?
(a) Carl Levin.
(b) Byron Dorgan.
(c) Bernie Sanders.
(d) Joe Biden.

4. O'Rourke's friend's son got busted for selling what drug?
(a) PCP.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Cocaine.

5. What was the name of the prophet who warned against a king that would take a 10th of his people's sheep?
(a) Jonah.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Paul.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said, "Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die"?

2. In what year did a flag desecration case take place?

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

4. What are the speeches called that O'Rourke heard when he visited the House of Representatives?

5. When O'Rourke paints a cynical picture of the concept of "majority rule," what does he say that all pants will be made of?

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