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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 year did the Seneca Falls Declaration take place?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1856.
(c) 1848.
(d) 1894.

2. What does O'Rourke describe as an organism whose sole purpose is to aggrandize those in power?
(a) The media.
(b) The election process.
(c) The American government.
(d) The White House.

3. What nickname did O'Rourke give to the generation that was attending high school when his book was written?
(a) The "Home Alone" generation.
(b) The Pizza Hut generation.
(c) The Coca-Cola generation.
(d) The "Sesame Street" generation.

4. What is the name of the group of journalists who ask questions and take photos at the White House?
(a) White House Press Club.
(b) White House Press Association.
(c) White House Press Corps.
(d) White House Press Group.

5. O'Rourke began the sub-section "Attack of the Midget Vote-suckers" by comparing conventions to what?
(a) Pageants.
(b) Cheerleading competitions.
(c) Proms.
(d) High school reunions.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did a national newspaper print a story about "runaway car syndrome"?

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

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

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

5. What king did O'Rourke compare the U.S. government to?

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