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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. Where was the Republican convention held that O'Rourke attended?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Chicago.

2. What ball did O'Rourke peek in on where he saw boogying and people playing the electric guitar?
(a) The Magnolia Ball.
(b) Police Atheletic League Ball.
(c) Young Americans Ball.
(d) Inaugural Balls.

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

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

5. What does O'Rourke say the venue where the Democratic convention was held is shaped like?
(a) A horse.
(b) A toilet.
(c) A coffin.
(d) A morgue.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What nickname did O'Rourke give to the generation that was attending high school when his book was written?

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

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