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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. O' Rourke compares the president's decision-making ability to that of a child of what age?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

2. O'Rourke recalls shadowing whom for a day?
(a) A press secretary.
(b) A congressman.
(c) A president.
(d) A lobbyist.

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

4. How does O'Rourke describe a day when Congress is not even in session?
(a) "Typical."
(b) "Logical."
(c) "Boring."
(d) "Slow."

5. O'Rourke begins "Protectors of a Blameless Citizenry: The Bureaucracy" by talking about what government department?
(a) Education.
(b) Transportation.
(c) State.
(d) Agricultural.

6. What was the name of the prophet who warned against a king that would take a 10th of his people's sheep?
(a) Samuel.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Jonah.
(d) Paul.

7. What city does O'Rourke describe as having a climate like the inside of a locked van in the Sahara?
(a) Miami.
(b) Charleston.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Dallas.

8. What year was it when O'Rourke attended the Democratic and Republican political conventions?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1992.

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

10. Who does O'Rourke say has more respect for their electorates than the American parties?
(a) The Canadian constitutional monarchy.
(b) The Saudi Arabian absolute monarchy.
(c) The Soviet Communists.
(d) The Iranian republic.

11. At what time of day was George H. W. Bush's 1991 budget finally "hammered out"?
(a) 6:58 a.m.
(b) 3:47 p.m.
(c) 10:15 p.m.
(d) 5:07 a.m.

12. Who was the attorney for the plaintiffs during a flag desecration case?
(a) Walker.
(b) Kunstler.
(c) Brennan.
(d) Johnson.

13. Who did O'Rourke credit with George H. W. Bush's meteoric rise to popularity?
(a) School teachers.
(b) His wife.
(c) His overzealous fans.
(d) The media.

14. When all the delegates from both political parties get together, O'Rourke says they act like what club members?
(a) Lions.
(b) Kiwanis.
(c) Rotarians.
(d) Shriners.

15. In what year was a government study released on "runaway car syndrome" in an Audi model?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1987.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the group of journalists who ask questions and take photos at the White House?

2. What was Dukakis' wife named?

3. In what year did a national newspaper print a story about "runaway car syndrome"?

4. What Audi model does O'Rourke say was deemed unsafe because of "runaway car syndrome"?

5. Who was the presidential candidate for the Republicans when O'Rourke visited the political conventions of both parties?

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