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

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

3. During the convention, O'Rourke says both Democrats and Republicans act like mindless fans of what?
(a) Sports.
(b) The Beatles.
(c) Rock music.
(d) Science fiction.

4. When all the delegates from both political parties get together, O'Rourke says they act like what club members?
(a) Kiwanis.
(b) Lions.
(c) Rotarians.
(d) Shriners.

5. When O'Rourke paints a cynical picture of the concept of "majority rule," who does he say that all people will be married to?
(a) Bruce Willis.
(b) Mel Gibson.
(c) Brad Pitt.
(d) Robert Redford.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the Amendments to the U.S. Constitution deals with the right to "keep and bear arms"?

2. What does O'Rourke say the venue where the Democratic convention was held is shaped like?

3. What year was it when O'Rourke attended the Democratic and Republican political conventions?

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

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

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