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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. 85-108.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city does O'Rourke describe as having a climate like the inside of a locked van in the Sahara?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Miami.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Charleston.

2. How many letters to a congressman did O'Rourke read before finding a thank-you letter?
(a) 700.
(b) 250.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 35.

3. O' Rourke compares the president's decision-making ability to that of a child of what age?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. For how long has an agency had to deal with "runaway car syndrome"?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 10 years.

5. What are the speeches called that O'Rourke heard when he visited the House of Representatives?
(a) Three minutes.
(b) Five minutes.
(c) One minutes.
(d) 10 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Rourke joked that George H. W. Bush donned a costume and went by what name?

2. In what newspaper did an article about "runaway car syndrome" appear?

3. O'Rourke began the sub-section "Attack of the Midget Vote-suckers" by comparing conventions to what?

4. Who was the director of the Office of Management and Budget at the time George H. W. Bush's 1991 budget was completed?

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

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