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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Comic books.
(b) Videos.
(c) Diet and workout books.
(d) Murder mystery novels.

2. O'Rourke began the sub-section "Attack of the Midget Vote-suckers" by comparing conventions to what?
(a) Cheerleading competitions.
(b) Pageants.
(c) High school reunions.
(d) Proms.

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

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) 49.
(c) 70.
(d) 16.

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

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

7. What does O'Rourke describe as an organism whose sole purpose is to aggrandize those in power?
(a) The American government.
(b) The election process.
(c) The media.
(d) The White House.

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

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

10. O'Rourke revealed that congressmen use what items that offer a summary of a proposed bill?
(a) A "cheat sheet."
(b) An "info guide."
(c) An "info sheet."
(d) A "cheat card."

11. O'Rourke presents an unflattering picture of House Democratic efforts to talk environmentalism in advance of what?
(a) A vote on climate reform.
(b) Earth Day.
(c) Summer.
(d) The elections.

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

13. Seeing the strange collection of tourists, journalists, and protesters, O'Rourke contemplated that Washington really needs what?
(a) A security system.
(b) A dress code.
(c) A bouncer.
(d) Better education.

14. How did O'Rourke describe Reagan's social programs?
(a) Sympathetic.
(b) Heartless.
(c) Luke warm.
(d) Genius.

15. How often does the press secretary at the White House field questions from the media?
(a) Once a day.
(b) Twice a day.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Every other day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told the Atlanta convention that the Democratic party "needs both its left wing and its right wing to fly"?

2. What platform did O'Rourke say the Republicans ran on in 1988?

3. For how long has an agency had to deal with "runaway car syndrome"?

4. What is the name of the textbook that O'Rourke criticized for being boring?

5. Who said Dan Quayle was "well-informed, intelligent, candid and engaging"?

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