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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 did O'Rourke credit with George H. W. Bush's meteoric rise to popularity?
(a) School teachers.
(b) His wife.
(c) The media.
(d) His overzealous fans.

2. What is the USS Mobile Bay?
(a) A helicoptor.
(b) A tank.
(c) A missile platform.
(d) A submarine.

3. A woman at the housing rally who said she was homeless had how many kids?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

4. For what state was Dukakis governor in 1988?
(a) Vermont.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Virginia.

5. O'Rourke comes to the conclusion that the president's role in government is largely symbolic after referring to a presidential agenda from what day?
(a) December 31, 1988.
(b) May 13, 1991.
(c) April 4, 1989.
(d) July 25, 1990.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the deputy chief of the DEA's Cocaine Desk when O'Rourke's book was written?

2. 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?

3. Seeing the strange collection of tourists, journalists, and protesters, O'Rourke contemplated that Washington really needs what?

4. Who does O'Rourke believe increases bureaucracy by forcing the government to address people's frivolous complaints?

5. O'Rourke says it is best to simply stay away from what Afghani tribesman?

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