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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. O'Rourke recalls spending an evening in what police department?
(a) The Los Angeles police department.
(b) The New York police department.
(c) The Atlanta police department.
(d) The Washington, DC police department.

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

3. What is the name of the alliance that O'Rourke traveled into poverty stricken areas with?
(a) Times Square.
(b) Phoenix House.
(c) Guardian Angels.
(d) Idealists.

4. What television program ran a story about "runaway car syndrome" in an Audi model?
(a) "60 Minutes."
(b) "NBC Nightly News."
(c) "The Today Show."
(d) "Dateline."

5. Who was Dukakis considering as a running mate before he picked Lloyd Bentsen?
(a) Danny Ortega.
(b) Barrack Obama.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Al Gore.

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Rourke begins "Protectors of a Blameless Citizenry: The Bureaucracy" by talking about what government department?

2. Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives women the right to vote?

3. 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?

4. How many pages was a government study released on "runaway car syndrome"?

5. At what time of day was George H. W. Bush's 1991 budget finally "hammered out"?

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