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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. "Runaway car syndrome" is a situation where a vehicle spontaneously does what?
(a) Accelerates independently of the driver's will.
(b) Fluctuates in speed independently of the driver's will.
(c) Stops independently of the driver's will.
(d) Fails to register as having a valid VIN number.

2. What brand of beer does O'Rourke mention when saying that "runaway car syndrome" is the result of drinking while driving?
(a) Budweiser.
(b) Heineken.
(c) Miller.
(d) Pabst.

3. Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives women the right to vote?
(a) The 12th.
(b) The 4th.
(c) The 19th.
(d) The 8th.

4. Who told the Atlanta convention that the Democratic party "needs both its left wing and its right wing to fly"?
(a) George H. W. Bush.
(b) Michael Dukakis.
(c) Jesse Jackson.
(d) Bill Clinton.

5. What platform did O'Rourke say the Republicans ran on in 1988?
(a) The Strict-Mom platform.
(b) The Sweet-Little-Sister platform.
(c) The Over-Protective-Brother platform.
(d) The Dumb-Old-Dad platform.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What television program ran a story about "runaway car syndrome" in an Audi model?

4. For what state was Dukakis governor in 1988?

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

(see the answer key)

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