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

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

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

4. Who told the Atlanta convention that the Democratic party "needs both its left wing and its right wing to fly"?
(a) Michael Dukakis.
(b) George H. W. Bush.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Jesse Jackson.

5. Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives women the right to vote?
(a) The 8th.
(b) The 12th.
(c) The 19th.
(d) The 4th.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does O'Rourke describe as an organism whose sole purpose is to aggrandize those in power?

2. At what time of day was George H. W. Bush's 1991 budget finally "hammered out"?

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

4. O'Rourke recalls shadowing whom for a day?

5. How long did Jesse Jackson propose to freeze military spending?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does O'Rourke describe the Republican and Democratic platforms during the 1988 elections?

3. How does O'Rourke explain what the Democrats and Republicans believe in?

4. How does O'Rourke suppose that most Americans feel about the United States government?

5. What did O'Rourke learn from an anonymous functionary at the Department of Transportation?

6. How does O'Rourke feel about George H. W. Bush's 1991 budget?

7. Why does O'Rourke seem to believe that being a congressman is a thankless job?

8. How does O'Rourke feel about Jesse Jackson's speech, which he watched from his hotel room?

9. Why does O'Rourke believe that the United States government remains unchecked?

10. 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?

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