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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 drug does O'Rourke say made kids psychotic?
(a) LSD.
(b) PCP.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Cocaine.

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

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

4. How many poor people does O'Rourke say live in the U.S.?
(a) 32.5 million.
(b) 24.2 million.
(c) 45 million.
(d) 12.4 million.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. How many poor people in America live in homes with a heated pool or a Jacuzzi, according to George Gilder?

4. What exists in a state of perpetual failure because motion is valued above direction and achievement?

5. O'Rourke visited a government-owned complex with windows made of what?

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