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

2. 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.

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

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

5. When O'Rourke paints a cynical picture of the concept of "majority rule," what does he say will be the only thing on the shelves at libraries?
(a) Murder mystery novels.
(b) Videos.
(c) Comic books.
(d) Diet and workout books.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does O'Rourke say is the only Democrat who came to the convention with real ideas?

4. Who told the Atlanta convention that the Democratic party "needs both its left wing and its right wing to fly"?

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

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