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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 is the author of a book about the failure of poverty programs called "Losing Ground"?
(a) Boyd Hobbs.
(b) Denise Adams.
(c) Yolanda Harrison.
(d) Charles Murray.

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

3. In "Only Human in His Own Immortal Way: The President," O'Rourke mocks what Act?
(a) Information Technology Act.
(b) Patriot Act.
(c) Americans with Disabilities Act.
(d) Civil Rights Act.

4. O'Rourke comes to the conclusion that the president's role in government is largely symbolic after referring to a presidential agenda from what day?
(a) May 13, 1991.
(b) December 31, 1988.
(c) July 25, 1990.
(d) April 4, 1989.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. O'Rourke says the middle class has no reason to be concerned about what drug?

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

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

5. 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?

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