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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. What television program ran a story about "runaway car syndrome" in an Audi model?
(a) "NBC Nightly News."
(b) "The Today Show."
(c) "Dateline."
(d) "60 Minutes."

2. What exists in a state of perpetual failure because motion is valued above direction and achievement?
(a) The Republican party.
(b) Social security.
(c) The Democratic party.
(d) Government.

3. How often does the press secretary at the White House field questions from the media?
(a) Twice a day.
(b) Every other day.
(c) Once a day.
(d) Once a week.

4. 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.

5. What nickname did O'Rourke give to the generation that was attending high school when his book was written?
(a) The "Home Alone" generation.
(b) The Pizza Hut generation.
(c) The "Sesame Street" generation.
(d) The Coca-Cola generation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the deadline for the last Soviet troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan?

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

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

4. O'Rourke says the middle class has no reason to be concerned about what drug?

5. When all the delegates from both political parties get together, O'Rourke says they act like what club members?

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