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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What drug does O'Rourke say made kids psychotic?
(a) Heroin.
(b) PCP.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) LSD.

2. Why do retirees move to the state where O'Rourke lives?
(a) For its golf courses.
(b) For its amusement parks.
(c) For its beaches.
(d) For its tax policy.

3. What does O'Rourke say is the ultimate special interest group?
(a) Energy Lobby.
(b) Social Security.
(c) National Rifle Association.
(d) Sierra Club.

4. O'Rourke says the hysteria over drugs in the middle class could be the product of what?
(a) Agoraphobia.
(b) A corrupt prison system.
(c) Sexist.
(d) Racism.

5. O'Rourke attended a housing rally for what group?
(a) Housing for All!
(b) Housing Now!
(c) We Want Housing!
(d) Housing Needs!

6. O'Rourke argues that pollution is a byproduct of what?
(a) Laziness.
(b) Progress.
(c) Greed.
(d) Ignorance.

7. O'Rourke says it is best to simply stay away from what Afghani tribesman?
(a) Mangal.
(b) Tani.
(c) Jadran.
(d) Pathan.

8. The annual spending per student in O'Rourke's town is over how much?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $1,250.
(d) $3,500.

9. Who said, "Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die"?
(a) Mike Mullin.
(b) Dick Weart.
(c) Albert Collins.
(d) Mario Perez.

10. O'Rourke visited a government-owned complex with windows made of what?
(a) Bullet-proof glass.
(b) Steel.
(c) Plexiglas.
(d) Thin plastic.

11. People from O'Rourke's town attempted to block the completion of what?
(a) A local golf course.
(b) An apartment complex.
(c) A liquor store.
(d) A movie theater.

12. How does O'Rourke feel when he walks through a crowded, third-world bazaar in Afghanistan and sees the free market in action?
(a) Anger.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Admiration.
(d) Shock.

13. On what day did O'Rourke attend a housing rally?
(a) October 7.
(b) February 23.
(c) March 1.
(d) July 16.

14. How many poor people in America live in homes with a heated pool or a Jacuzzi, according to George Gilder?
(a) 14,000.
(b) 3,000.
(c) 90,000.
(d) 22,000.

15. What drug does O'Rourke says makes one acutely sensitive?
(a) PCP.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) LSD.
(d) Marijuana.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of O'Rourke's friend who learned to fly a stunt plane and decided to raise cattle?

2. O'Rourke says using crack cocaine makes one feel like whom?

3. What is the name of the Michael Harrington book which says America had a hidden poverty?

4. O'Rourke argues that modern, poor Americans earn greater income than the middle-class Americans of what year?

5. O'Rourke says that because America is the richest nation on Earth, he is surprised to still what on the street?

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