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

2. O'Rourke says the Republican convention had the intellectual content of song lyrics by what band?
(a) Van Halen.
(b) Poison.
(c) Guns n' Roses.
(d) White Snake.

3. Who was the presidential candidate for the Republicans when O'Rourke visited the political conventions of both parties?
(a) Dukakis.
(b) Bush.
(c) Reagan.
(d) Carter.

4. Seeing the strange collection of tourists, journalists, and protesters, O'Rourke contemplated that Washington really needs what?
(a) A security system.
(b) A dress code.
(c) Better education.
(d) A bouncer.

5. How much money does O'Rourke believe the government wastes on farm subsidies?
(a) Hundreds of thousands of dollars.
(b) Billions of dollars.
(c) Hundreds of millions of dollars.
(d) Millions of dollars.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did O'Rourke credit with George H. W. Bush's meteoric rise to popularity?

3. What Washington Square Press series does "The Negro in the City" belong to?

4. Who was the acting director of Public Affairs at Customs when O'Rourke's book was written?

5. What is the USS Mobile Bay?

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