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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. George H. W. Bush ran his presidential campaign on the idea that he would be a second helping of whom?
(a) Ronald Reagan.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) Jimmy Carter.
(d) Gerald Ford.

2. When O'Rourke paints a cynical picture of the concept of "majority rule," who does he say that all people will be married to?
(a) Mel Gibson.
(b) Brad Pitt.
(c) Robert Redford.
(d) Bruce Willis.

3. At the town meeting which O'Rourke attended, the elderly retired people sat where?
(a) In the front row.
(b) They sit closest to the exit.
(c) In the back row.
(d) Scattered throughout the rows.

4. What TV network said the housing rally had 40,000 to 250,000 people present?
(a) NBC.
(b) ABC.
(c) CBS.
(d) FOX.

5. What percent of poor people in America own their own homes, according to George Gilder?
(a) 50 percent.
(b) 20 percent.
(c) 40 percent.
(d) 5 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the convention, O'Rourke says both Democrats and Republicans act like mindless fans of what?

2. In what state did O'Rourke live?

3. Who was the solicitor general during a flag desecration case?

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

5. How much was the bailout of the savings-and-loan industry?

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