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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Paul.
(d) Jonah.

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

3. What year did the Seneca Falls Declaration take place?
(a) 1856.
(b) 1848.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1894.

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

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

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

7. O'Rourke visited the Department of Transportation and was surprised to discover that many of the workers were fans of what?
(a) The Rolling Stones.
(b) Cars.
(c) "Star Wars."
(d) Video games.

8. When O'Rourke paints a cynical picture of the concept of "majority rule," who does he say that all people will be married to?
(a) Brad Pitt.
(b) Robert Redford.
(c) Bruce Willis.
(d) Mel Gibson.

9. O'Rourke says the Republican convention had the intellectual content of song lyrics by what band?
(a) White Snake.
(b) Van Halen.
(c) Guns n' Roses.
(d) Poison.

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

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

12. Who referred to lukewarm political relationships as "kiss on the lips but no tongue"?
(a) Fred Barnes.
(b) Adam Neal.
(c) Stephen Kerr.
(d) Matthew Reed.

13. What platform did O'Rourke say the Republicans ran on in 1988?
(a) The Dumb-Old-Dad platform.
(b) The Strict-Mom platform.
(c) The Over-Protective-Brother platform.
(d) The Sweet-Little-Sister platform.

14. What party game does O'Rourke liken the American political system to?
(a) Pin the tail on the donkey.
(b) Spin the bottle.
(c) Texas hold 'em.
(d) Pinata.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Dukakis considering as a running mate before he picked Lloyd Bentsen?

2. Who is the author of "The Power Game: How Washington Works"?

3. Who was the keynote speaker at the 1988 Democratic convention?

4. When O'Rourke paints a cynical picture of the concept of "majority rule," what does he say that every meal will be?

5. What exists in a state of perpetual failure because motion is valued above direction and achievement?

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