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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. Who said, "What we want from the taxpayers is continual cooperation!" in regard to America's drug problem?
(a) Dick Weart.
(b) Albert Collins.
(c) Mike Mullin.
(d) Mario Perez.

2. What was the name of the prophet who warned against a king that would take a 10th of his people's sheep?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Paul.
(d) Jonah.

3. What is the name of the Michael Harrington book which says America had a hidden poverty?
(a) "The Other America."
(b) "My America."
(c) "The Other Side."
(d) "America on the Outs."

4. O'Rourke considers what war to be a rare success for U.S. foreign policy?
(a) The war in Vietnam.
(b) The war in Japan.
(c) The war in Afghanistan.
(d) The war in Korea.

5. O'Rourke visited the Department of Transportation and was surprised to discover that many of the workers were fans of what?
(a) The Rolling Stones.
(b) Cars.
(c) "Star Wars."
(d) Video games.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does O'Rourke describe as having a climate like the inside of a locked van in the Sahara?

2. What year did the Seneca Falls Declaration take place?

3. How did O'Rourke describe Reagan's social programs?

4. Who has a reputation as being the unofficial fourth branch of government?

5. Who was George H. W. Bush's first Drug Czar?

(see the answer key)

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