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

2. When did O'Rourke predict that there would be an election of significance?
(a) 1996.
(b) 2004.
(c) 1992.
(d) 2000.

3. Who equated a belief in government to the "vapid" peace of mind experienced by church goers?
(a) Clarence Darrow.
(b) Gloria Allred.
(c) Johnny Cochran.
(d) Frank Levin.

4. Who has a reputation as being the unofficial fourth branch of government?
(a) The Green party.
(b) The media.
(c) The residents of Washington, D.C.
(d) The American people.

5. When O'Rourke paints a cynical picture of the concept of "majority rule," what does he say that every meal will be?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Fried rice.
(c) Macaroni and cheese.
(d) Fried chicken.

Short Answer Questions

1. Seeing the strange collection of tourists, journalists, and protesters, O'Rourke contemplated that Washington really needs what?

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

3. George H. W. Bush ran his presidential campaign on the idea that he would be a second helping of whom?

4. What year did the Seneca Falls Declaration take place?

5. O'Rourke points out that the manual for what automobile is 4 times as long as the U.S. Constitution?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does O'Rourke describe the Democratic National Convention?

2. From O'Rourke's description, what does a congressman's job entail?

3. How does O'Rourke feel about George H. W. Bush's rise to fame?

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

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

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

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

8. How does O'Rourke feel about the Democratic speeches given during a visit to the House of Representatives?

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

10. Who does O'Rourke blame for the perceived poor state of the nation, and who does he let off the hook?

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