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

2. What party game does O'Rourke liken the American political system to?
(a) Pinata.
(b) Spin the bottle.
(c) Pin the tail on the donkey.
(d) Texas hold 'em.

3. Who was the keynote speaker at the 1988 Democratic convention?
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) Jim Hightower.
(c) Ted Kennedy.
(d) Ann Richards.

4. How long did Jesse Jackson propose to freeze military spending?
(a) Four years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Five years.
(d) One year.

5. O'Rourke says the Republican convention had the intellectual content of song lyrics by what band?
(a) Van Halen.
(b) Guns n' Roses.
(c) White Snake.
(d) Poison.

Short Answer Questions

1. What newspaper called Dan Quayle an "avid reader" of "real live books"?

2. Where was the Republican convention held that O'Rourke attended?

3. According to a study by a foundation, what percent of Americans did not know what party Llotd Bentsen was affiliated with during an election?

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

5. Who equated a belief in government to the "vapid" peace of mind experienced by church goers?

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