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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dictatorship of Boredom, pp. 15-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When O'Rourke paints a cynical picture of the concept of "majority rule," what does he say that every meal will be?
(a) Fried chicken.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Fried rice.
(d) Macaroni and cheese.

2. What city does O'Rourke describe as having a climate like the inside of a locked van in the Sahara?
(a) Miami.
(b) Charleston.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Atlanta.

3. Who is the author of "The Power Game: How Washington Works"?
(a) Jason Watson.
(b) Hedrick Smith.
(c) Jeffrey Simpson.
(d) Christopher Cav.

4. A high school textbook refers to what document as "a living document"?
(a) The Declaration of Independence.
(b) The Monroe Doctrine.
(c) The Magna Charta.
(d) The U.S. Constitution.

5. Who told the Atlanta convention that the Democratic party "needs both its left wing and its right wing to fly"?
(a) Jesse Jackson.
(b) Michael Dukakis.
(c) George H. W. Bush.
(d) Bill Clinton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives women the right to vote?

2. For which presidential candidate did Lloyd Bentsen run as vice president?

3. Where was the Republican convention held that O'Rourke attended?

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

5. When all the delegates from both political parties get together, O'Rourke says they act like what club members?

(see the answer key)

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