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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Dictatorship of Boredom, pp. 27-48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did O'Rourke predict that there would be an election of significance?
(a) 1996.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1992.
(d) 2004.

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

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?
(a) Wool.
(b) Khaki.
(c) Denim.
(d) Twill.

4. What newspaper called Dan Quayle an "avid reader" of "real live books"?
(a) The Wall Street Journal.
(b) USA Today.
(c) The New York Times.
(d) The Times-Union.

5. Who has a reputation as being the unofficial fourth branch of government?
(a) The American people.
(b) The residents of Washington, D.C.
(c) The media.
(d) The Green party.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did O'Rourke credit with George H. W. Bush's meteoric rise to popularity?

2. What exists in a state of perpetual failure because motion is valued above direction and achievement?

3. O'Rourke points out that the manual for what automobile is 4 times as long as the U.S. Constitution?

4. What political party did Lloyd Bentsen belong to?

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

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