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

2. When O'Rourke paints a cynical picture of the concept of "majority rule," what does he say that every meal will be?
(a) Macaroni and cheese.
(b) Fried chicken.
(c) Fried rice.
(d) Pizza.

3. A high school textbook refers to what document as "a living document"?
(a) The Monroe Doctrine.
(b) The Magna Charta.
(c) The Declaration of Independence.
(d) The U.S. Constitution.

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

5. 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) Charleston.
(d) Dallas.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When all the delegates from both political parties get together, O'Rourke says they act like what club members?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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