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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In a disclaimer to the section, "Defense Policy: Cry 'Havoc!' and Let Slip the Hogs of Peace," O'Rourke says he now feels that what war may prove profitable?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) The Gulf War.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) The Cold War.

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

3. Every year, O'Rourke attended a meeting of his hometown where people crowd into where?
(a) A community center meeting hall.
(b) A church.
(c) A high-school gym.
(d) The council chambers.

4. O'Rourke says using crack cocaine makes one feel like whom?
(a) Sting.
(b) Bret Michaels.
(c) Arnold Schwarzenegger.
(d) Bruce Willis.

5. O'Rourke believed his town spent too little on what?
(a) The fire department.
(b) Law enforcement.
(c) Renovating old buildings.
(d) Road improvements.

6. O'Rourke concludes that, in a democracy, the whores are whom?
(a) The citizens.
(b) The politicians.
(c) Special interest groups.
(d) Big businesses.

7. What senator said "A lot more of whatever needs doing needs to be done--let's spend, spend, spend" in response to the war on drugs?
(a) Carl Levin.
(b) Joe Biden.
(c) Byron Dorgan.
(d) Bernie Sanders.

8. What was the deadline for the last Soviet troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan?
(a) February 15, 1989.
(b) January, 2 1989.
(c) March 12, 1989.
(d) December 27, 1988.

9. What is the name of the Colonel who O'Rourke met while he was observing Operation Just Cause?
(a) Drew Dotson.
(b) Alex Wulpi.
(c) Mike Snell.
(d) Jon Elrod.

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

11. What is the name of the psychiatric professor that O'Rourke talked to about the crack cocaine problem?
(a) Marc Galanter.
(b) Sue Warren.
(c) John Haggerty.
(d) Robin Reeder.

12. Who wrote the pamphlet called "'The Poor among Us--Challenge and Opportunity"?
(a) Stewart Matthews.
(b) Max Stephens.
(c) Stuart Marx.
(d) Maxwell Stewart.

13. O'Rourke recalls spending an evening in what police department?
(a) The Los Angeles police department.
(b) The Atlanta police department.
(c) The New York police department.
(d) The Washington, DC police department.

14. At the town meeting which O'Rourke attended, the town natives sat where?
(a) The back row.
(b) The two middle rows.
(c) The front row.
(d) Scattered throughout the rows.

15. What drug does O'Rourke says makes a person think they can fly?
(a) LSD.
(b) Heroin.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) PCP.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tax did the natives of O'Rourke's town fear that the retirees would inflate?

2. How did O'Rourke feel about the USS Mobile Bay?

3. O'Rourke argues that pollution is a byproduct of what?

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

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

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