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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. Who does O'Rourke believe increases bureaucracy by forcing the government to address people's frivolous complaints?
(a) Print media.
(b) Angry parents.
(c) Advertising agencies.
(d) Consumer advocates.

2. O'Rourke attended a housing rally for what group?
(a) We Want Housing!
(b) Housing for All!
(c) Housing Now!
(d) Housing Needs!

3. Who said, "Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die"?
(a) Mario Perez.
(b) Albert Collins.
(c) Dick Weart.
(d) Mike Mullin.

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

5. How long did Jesse Jackson propose to freeze military spending?
(a) One year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Four years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of a book about the failure of poverty programs called "Losing Ground"?

2. What is the common enemy that environmentalists have, according to the author?

3. On what day was a government study released on "runaway car syndrome"?

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

5. What TV network said the housing rally had 40,000 to 250,000 people present?

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