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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Three Branches of Government: Money, Television and Bullshit, pp. 49-65.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For which presidential candidate did Lloyd Bentsen run as vice president?
(a) Reagan.
(b) Dukakis.
(c) Perot.
(d) Bush.

2. Seeing the strange collection of tourists, journalists, and protesters, O'Rourke contemplated that Washington really needs what?
(a) A dress code.
(b) Better education.
(c) A security system.
(d) A bouncer.

3. How often does the press secretary at the White House field questions from the media?
(a) Every other day.
(b) Twice a day.
(c) Once a day.
(d) Once a week.

4. George H. W. Bush ran his presidential campaign on the idea that he would be a second helping of whom?
(a) Jimmy Carter.
(b) Ronald Reagan.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) Gerald Ford.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What does O'Rourke say the venue where the Democratic convention was held is shaped like?

4. How long did Jesse Jackson propose to freeze military spending?

5. Who told the Atlanta convention that the Democratic party "needs both its left wing and its right wing to fly"?

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