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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) The use of weapons in a war.
(b) Illnesses being brought back to the U.S.
(c) Racial slurs said by soldiers.
(d) Collateral damage.

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

3. Who was the deputy chief of the DEA's Cocaine Desk when O'Rourke's book was written?
(a) Dick Weart.
(b) Mario Perez.
(c) Albert Collins.
(d) Mike Mullin.

4. When O'Rourke paints a cynical picture of the concept of "majority rule," what does he say that all pants will be made of?
(a) Twill.
(b) Wool.
(c) Denim.
(d) Khaki.

5. 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) 2.3 million.
(d) 1.9 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "The Power Game: How Washington Works"?

2. O'Rourke points out that the manual for what automobile is 4 times as long as the U.S. Constitution?

3. O'Rourke says that the 1988 presidential candidates were less well chosen than whom?

4. O'Rourke jokingly compared the political conventions to a special-occasion event, with whom in the broadcast booth?

5. O'Rourke recalls spending an evening in what police department?

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