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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many letters from citizens does O'Rourke imagine that congressmen receive each year?
(a) Hundreds of thousands.
(b) More than one million.
(c) Tens of thousands.
(d) A few thousand.

2. When O'Rourke paints a cynical picture of the concept of "majority rule," what does he say that every meal will be?
(a) Macaroni and cheese.
(b) Fried chicken.
(c) Fried rice.
(d) Pizza.

3. Who told the Atlanta convention that the Democratic party "needs both its left wing and its right wing to fly"?
(a) Michael Dukakis.
(b) George H. W. Bush.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Jesse Jackson.

4. According to a study by a foundation, what percent of Americans did not know what party Llotd Bentsen was affiliated with during an election?
(a) 28.
(b) 70.
(c) 49.
(d) 16.

5. What brand of beer does O'Rourke mention when saying that "runaway car syndrome" is the result of drinking while driving?
(a) Miller.
(b) Pabst.
(c) Budweiser.
(d) Heineken.

6. A high school textbook refers to what document as "a living document"?
(a) The U.S. Constitution.
(b) The Magna Charta.
(c) The Monroe Doctrine.
(d) The Declaration of Independence.

7. What was Dukakis' wife named?
(a) Rebecka.
(b) Marsha.
(c) Kitty.
(d) Christina.

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

9. What television program ran a story about "runaway car syndrome" in an Audi model?
(a) "The Today Show."
(b) "60 Minutes."
(c) "Dateline."
(d) "NBC Nightly News."

10. What was the name of the foundation that set up a commission to study the electorate?
(a) The Roy and Carol G. Bernath Foundation.
(b) The Jeffrey and Michelle H. Wright Foundation.
(c) The Thomas and Ruth B. Martin Foundation.
(d) The John and Mary R. Markle Foundation.

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

12. Which of the Amendments to the U.S. Constitution deals with the right to "keep and bear arms"?
(a) The 3rd.
(b) The 14th.
(c) The 9th.
(d) The 2nd.

13. In what year did a national newspaper print a story about "runaway car syndrome"?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1986.

14. Who was George H. W. Bush's running mate in 1988?
(a) Dan Quayle.
(b) Dick Cheney.
(c) Al Gore.
(d) Bob Dole.

15. Who was the presidential candidate for the Republicans when O'Rourke visited the political conventions of both parties?
(a) Dukakis.
(b) Reagan.
(c) Bush.
(d) Carter.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day was George H. W. Bush's 1991 budget finally "hammered out"?

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

3. How many letters to a congressman did O'Rourke read before finding a thank-you letter?

4. Who was the director of the Office of Management and Budget at the time George H. W. Bush's 1991 budget was completed?

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

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