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

2. During Operation Just Cause, O'Rourke was disgusted by the media's hysteria over what?
(a) The use of weapons in a war.
(b) Racial slurs said by soldiers.
(c) Collateral damage.
(d) Illnesses being brought back to the U.S.

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

4. What is the name of the hurricane that O'Rourke's wife asked him about?
(a) Avery.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Hugo.
(d) Marcus.

5. O'Rourke argues against military cuts by talking about the happiness that every male feels when he has what in his hand?
(a) A paycheck.
(b) His country's flag.
(c) His wife's hand.
(d) A gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Rourke visits Afghanistan to cover the expected fall of what city?

2. O'Rourke says the Republican convention had the intellectual content of song lyrics by what band?

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

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

5. O'Rourke's wife asked him about a hurricane that hit what state?

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