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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. In what year did a national newspaper print a story about "runaway car syndrome"?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1986.

2. What senator said "A lot more of whatever needs doing needs to be done--let's spend, spend, spend" in response to the war on drugs?
(a) Carl Levin.
(b) Byron Dorgan.
(c) Bernie Sanders.
(d) Joe Biden.

3. Who does O'Rourke say has more respect for their electorates than the American parties?
(a) The Canadian constitutional monarchy.
(b) The Soviet Communists.
(c) The Saudi Arabian absolute monarchy.
(d) The Iranian republic.

4. O'Rourke points out that the manual for what automobile is 4 times as long as the U.S. Constitution?
(a) Chevrolet Camero.
(b) Ford Mustang.
(c) Dodge Neon.
(d) Toyota Camry.

5. What brand of beer does O'Rourke mention when saying that "runaway car syndrome" is the result of drinking while driving?
(a) Pabst.
(b) Budweiser.
(c) Miller.
(d) Heineken.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percent of poor people in America own their own homes, according to George Gilder?

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

3. What are the speeches called that O'Rourke heard when he visited the House of Representatives?

4. Hoping to see poverty first hand, O'Rourke took a trip where?

5. O'Rourke argues that modern, poor Americans earn greater income than the middle-class Americans of what year?

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