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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What newspaper called Dan Quayle an "avid reader" of "real live books"?
(a) The Wall Street Journal.
(b) The Times-Union.
(c) USA Today.
(d) The New York Times.

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

3. Who does O'Rourke say is the only Democrat who came to the convention with real ideas?
(a) Lloyd Bentsen.
(b) Michael Dukakis.
(c) Jesse Jackson.
(d) Bill Clinton.

4. On what day was a government study released on "runaway car syndrome"?
(a) April 16.
(b) May 22.
(c) March 7.
(d) June 2.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. A high school textbook refers to what document as "a living document"?

2. How many pages was a government study released on "runaway car syndrome"?

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

4. O'Rourke revealed that congressmen use what items that offer a summary of a proposed bill?

5. What party game does O'Rourke liken the American political system to?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does O'Rourke depict Washington journalists?

2. How does O'Rourke feel that the American political system is like a Mexican Christmas fiesta?

3. How does O'Rourke feel that consumer advocates compel increased bureaucracy?

4. How does O'Rourke describe one-minute speeches?

5. What did a study show about the Audi 500 and its supposed runaway car syndrome?

6. To what does O'Rourke attribute the problem of the national deficit?

7. What does O'Rourke think about the modern high school civics text book?

8. What examples does O'Rourke give to say that America's government now embodies the same tyrannical bent that compelled the American colonies to secede from England?

9. Describe O'Rourke's experience with the Young Americans Ball.

10. How does O'Rourke describe the partnership between Dukakis and Bentson?

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