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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. Who was the presidential candidate for the Democrats when O'Rourke visited the political conventions of both parties?
(a) Dukakis.
(b) Carter.
(c) Clinton.
(d) Bush.

2. What king did O'Rourke compare the U.S. government to?
(a) Henry V.
(b) Solomon.
(c) Richard.
(d) George III.

3. 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.

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

5. Who referred to lukewarm political relationships as "kiss on the lips but no tongue"?
(a) Stephen Kerr.
(b) Matthew Reed.
(c) Adam Neal.
(d) Fred Barnes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the prophet who warned against a king that would take a 10th of his people's sheep?

2. What year did the Seneca Falls Declaration take place?

3. When O'Rourke paints a cynical picture of the concept of "majority rule," what does he say that all pants will be made of?

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

5. During the convention, O'Rourke says both Democrats and Republicans act like mindless fans of what?

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