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

2. O'Rourke says that the 1988 presidential candidates were less well chosen than whom?
(a) Miss America contestants.
(b) Harvard law applicants.
(c) Holiday cashiers at Walmart.
(d) Prom kings and queens.

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

4. O'Rourke jokingly compared the political conventions to a special-occasion event, with whom in the broadcast booth?
(a) Matt Lauer.
(b) Bryant Gumbel.
(c) Katie Couric.
(d) Kathy Lee Gifford.

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) Diet and workout books.
(b) Videos.
(c) Murder mystery novels.
(d) Comic books.

Short Answer Questions

1. When O'Rourke paints a cynical picture of the concept of "majority rule," what does he say that every meal will be?

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

3. For what state was Dukakis governor in 1988?

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

5. What ball did O'Rourke peek in on where he saw boogying and people playing the electric guitar?

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