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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. When all the delegates from both political parties get together, O'Rourke says they act like what club members?
(a) Lions.
(b) Rotarians.
(c) Kiwanis.
(d) Shriners.

2. O'Rourke recalls shadowing whom for a day?
(a) A press secretary.
(b) A president.
(c) A congressman.
(d) A lobbyist.

3. What exists in a state of perpetual failure because motion is valued above direction and achievement?
(a) Social security.
(b) The Republican party.
(c) The Democratic party.
(d) Government.

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

5. For what state was Dukakis governor in 1988?
(a) Maryland.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Vermont.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. How does O'Rourke describe a day when Congress is not even in session?

4. How many letters from citizens does O'Rourke imagine that congressmen receive each year?

5. What was the name of the prophet who warned against a king that would take a 10th of his people's sheep?

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