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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Our Government: What the Fuck Do They Do All Day and Why Does it Cost So Goddamned Much Money? pp. 123-154.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who referred to lukewarm political relationships as "kiss on the lips but no tongue"?
(a) Adam Neal.
(b) Stephen Kerr.
(c) Matthew Reed.
(d) Fred Barnes.

2. During the convention, O'Rourke says both Democrats and Republicans act like mindless fans of what?
(a) Rock music.
(b) The Beatles.
(c) Science fiction.
(d) Sports.

3. Who was George H. W. Bush's first Drug Czar?
(a) Lee P. Brown.
(b) William Bennet.
(c) Barry McCaffrey.
(d) John P. Walters.

4. What was O'Rourke's family's socioeconomic status when he was a child?
(a) O'Rourke grew up in a very wealthy family.
(b) O'Rourke grew up in poverty and lived in government housing.
(c) O'Rourke grew up in a poor family.
(d) O'Rourke grew up in a middle-class family.

5. Who wrote the pamphlet called "'The Poor among Us--Challenge and Opportunity"?
(a) Stewart Matthews.
(b) Maxwell Stewart.
(c) Max Stephens.
(d) Stuart Marx.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was the name of O'Rourke's friend who learned to fly a stunt plane and decided to raise cattle?

4. O'Rourke says that because America is the richest nation on Earth, he is surprised to still what on the street?

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

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