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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. What does O'Rourke say the venue where the Democratic convention was held is shaped like?
(a) A morgue.
(b) A coffin.
(c) A horse.
(d) A toilet.

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

3. What is the official office of the Drug Czar?
(a) Association of American Drug Reduction Policy.
(b) Office of American Drug Control Policy.
(c) Office of National Drug Control Policy.
(d) Association of National Drug Reduction Policy.

4. O'Rourke visited a filthy, smelly, government-subsidized apartment complex in what city?
(a) Newark.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Compton.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who referred to lukewarm political relationships as "kiss on the lips but no tongue"?

2. What party game does O'Rourke liken the American political system to?

3. Who told the Atlanta convention that the Democratic party "needs both its left wing and its right wing to fly"?

4. Seeing the strange collection of tourists, journalists, and protesters, O'Rourke contemplated that Washington really needs what?

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

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