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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through At Home in the Parliament of Whores.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what state was Dukakis governor in 1988?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Vermont.

2. Who wrote the pamphlet called "'The Poor among Us--Challenge and Opportunity"?
(a) Stewart Matthews.
(b) Stuart Marx.
(c) Max Stephens.
(d) Maxwell Stewart.

3. What does O'Rourke describe as an organism whose sole purpose is to aggrandize those in power?
(a) The White House.
(b) The election process.
(c) The American government.
(d) The media.

4. "Runaway car syndrome" is a situation where a vehicle spontaneously does what?
(a) Accelerates independently of the driver's will.
(b) Fluctuates in speed independently of the driver's will.
(c) Fails to register as having a valid VIN number.
(d) Stops independently of the driver's will.

5. Who was the director of the Office of Management and Budget at the time George H. W. Bush's 1991 budget was completed?
(a) Franklin D. Raines.
(b) Peter Orszag.
(c) Alice M. Rivlin.
(d) Richard Darman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the prophet who warned against a king that would take a 10th of his people's sheep?

2. At the town meeting which O'Rourke attended, the town natives sat where?

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

4. What year is the District of Columbia Housing Act from?

5. Where was the Republican convention held that O'Rourke attended?

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