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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. What political party did Lloyd Bentsen belong to?
(a) Libertarian.
(b) Democratic.
(c) Green.
(d) Republican.

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

3. The annual spending per student in O'Rourke's town is over how much?
(a) $1,250.
(b) $3,500.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $5,000.

4. O'Rourke says it is best to simply stay away from what Afghani tribesman?
(a) Tani.
(b) Jadran.
(c) Pathan.
(d) Mangal.

5. For which presidential candidate did Lloyd Bentsen run as vice president?
(a) Dukakis.
(b) Perot.
(c) Bush.
(d) Reagan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "largest part" of the USS Mobile Bay, according to the author?

2. What king did O'Rourke compare the U.S. government to?

3. At the town meeting which O'Rourke attended, the elderly retired people sat where?

4. Why do retirees move to the state where O'Rourke lives?

5. What tax did the natives of O'Rourke's town fear that the retirees would inflate?

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