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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. Where was the Republican convention held that O'Rourke attended?
(a) Seattle.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Washington, D.C.

2. What year did the Seneca Falls Declaration take place?
(a) 1894.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1848.
(d) 1856.

3. Who does O'Rourke say is the only Democrat who came to the convention with real ideas?
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) Jesse Jackson.
(c) Lloyd Bentsen.
(d) Michael Dukakis.

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

5. Who does O'Rourke say has more respect for their electorates than the American parties?
(a) The Canadian constitutional monarchy.
(b) The Saudi Arabian absolute monarchy.
(c) The Iranian republic.
(d) The Soviet Communists.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Jesse Jackson propose to freeze military spending?

2. Who referred to lukewarm political relationships as "kiss on the lips but no tongue"?

3. When O'Rourke paints a cynical picture of the concept of "majority rule," who does he say that all people will be married to?

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

5. Who was the presidential candidate for the Democrats when O'Rourke visited the political conventions of both parties?

(see the answer key)

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