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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. Which of the Amendments to the U.S. Constitution deals with the right to "keep and bear arms"?
(a) The 9th.
(b) The 3rd.
(c) The 14th.
(d) The 2nd.

2. How long did Jesse Jackson propose to freeze military spending?
(a) Two years.
(b) One year.
(c) Five years.
(d) Four years.

3. What year was it when O'Rourke attended the Democratic and Republican political conventions?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1980.

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

5. O'Rourke says the Republican convention had the intellectual content of song lyrics by what band?
(a) Guns n' Roses.
(b) Van Halen.
(c) White Snake.
(d) Poison.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the foundation that set up a commission to study the electorate?

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

4. What is the name of the textbook that O'Rourke criticized for being boring?

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

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