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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 year is the District of Columbia Housing Act from?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1968.

2. Who was Dukakis considering as a running mate before he picked Lloyd Bentsen?
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) Barrack Obama.
(c) Danny Ortega.
(d) Al Gore.

3. What was the deadline for the last Soviet troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan?
(a) February 15, 1989.
(b) March 12, 1989.
(c) December 27, 1988.
(d) January, 2 1989.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "Runaway car syndrome" is a situation where a vehicle spontaneously does what?

3. O'Rourke visited a government-owned complex with windows made of what?

4. O' Rourke compares the president's decision-making ability to that of a child of what age?

5. What drug does O'Rourke says makes one acutely sensitive?

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