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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 began the sub-section "Attack of the Midget Vote-suckers" by comparing conventions to what?
(a) Proms.
(b) Pageants.
(c) High school reunions.
(d) Cheerleading competitions.

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

3. O'Rourke presents an unflattering picture of House Democratic efforts to talk environmentalism in advance of what?
(a) Earth Day.
(b) The elections.
(c) Summer.
(d) A vote on climate reform.

4. In what year did a national newspaper print a story about "runaway car syndrome"?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1986.

5. Who has a reputation as being the unofficial fourth branch of government?
(a) The American people.
(b) The Green party.
(c) The media.
(d) The residents of Washington, D.C.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many poor people does O'Rourke say ask him for money on his way to work every day?

3. O'Rourke says the hysteria over drugs in the middle class could be the product of what?

4. "Runaway car syndrome" is a situation where a vehicle spontaneously does what?

5. Who wrote the pamphlet called "'The Poor among Us--Challenge and Opportunity"?

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