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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. O'Rourke comes to the conclusion that the president's role in government is largely symbolic after referring to a presidential agenda from what day?
(a) May 13, 1991.
(b) April 4, 1989.
(c) July 25, 1990.
(d) December 31, 1988.

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

5. 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 Coca-Cola generation.
(c) The "Home Alone" generation.
(d) The "Sesame Street" generation.

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

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

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

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

10. What is the name of the group of journalists who ask questions and take photos at the White House?
(a) White House Press Corps.
(b) White House Press Club.
(c) White House Press Group.
(d) White House Press Association.

11. Where was the Republican convention held that O'Rourke attended?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New Orleans.

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

13. In what newspaper did an article about "runaway car syndrome" appear?
(a) The Wall Street Journal.
(b) USA Today.
(c) New York Times.
(d) The Washington Post.

14. Who was the solicitor general during a flag desecration case?
(a) Charles Fried.
(b) Kenneth Starr.
(c) Thurgood Marshall.
(d) Rex E. Lee.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Rourke begins "Protectors of a Blameless Citizenry: The Bureaucracy" by talking about what government department?

2. Who referred to lukewarm political relationships as "kiss on the lips but no tongue"?

3. What political party did Lloyd Bentsen belong to?

4. What was Dukakis' wife named?

5. When O'Rourke paints a cynical picture of the concept of "majority rule," what does he say will be the only thing on the shelves at libraries?

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