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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. 154-184.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During Operation Just Cause, O'Rourke was disgusted by the media's hysteria over what?
(a) Illnesses being brought back to the U.S.
(b) The use of weapons in a war.
(c) Racial slurs said by soldiers.
(d) Collateral damage.

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

3. What was O'Rourke's family's socioeconomic status when he was a child?
(a) O'Rourke grew up in a poor family.
(b) O'Rourke grew up in poverty and lived in government housing.
(c) O'Rourke grew up in a middle-class family.
(d) O'Rourke grew up in a very wealthy family.

4. How many poor people does O'Rourke say ask him for money on his way to work every day?
(a) 3.4 million.
(b) 6.8 million.
(c) 1.9 million.
(d) 2.3 million.

5. O'Rourke argues that modern, poor Americans earn greater income than the middle-class Americans of what year?
(a) 1930.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1850.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Dukakis' wife named?

2. "Runaway car syndrome" is a situation where a vehicle spontaneously does what?

3. In a disclaimer to the section, "Defense Policy: Cry 'Havoc!' and Let Slip the Hogs of Peace," O'Rourke says he now feels that what war may prove profitable?

4. What ball did O'Rourke peek in on where he saw boogying and people playing the electric guitar?

5. What is the name of the Colonel who O'Rourke met while he was observing Operation Just Cause?

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