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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. For which presidential candidate did Lloyd Bentsen run as vice president?
(a) Dukakis.
(b) Bush.
(c) Perot.
(d) Reagan.
2. Seeing the strange collection of tourists, journalists, and protesters, O'Rourke contemplated that Washington really needs what?
(a) Better education.
(b) A bouncer.
(c) A dress code.
(d) A security system.
3. At what time of day was George H. W. Bush's 1991 budget finally "hammered out"?
(a) 10:15 p.m.
(b) 3:47 p.m.
(c) 5:07 a.m.
(d) 6:58 a.m.
4. Who does O'Rourke say has more respect for their electorates than the American parties?
(a) The Canadian constitutional monarchy.
(b) The Iranian republic.
(c) The Saudi Arabian absolute monarchy.
(d) The Soviet Communists.
5. What year did the Seneca Falls Declaration take place?
(a) 1894.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1856.
(d) 1848.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many pages was a government study released on "runaway car syndrome"?
2. How many letters to a congressman did O'Rourke read before finding a thank-you letter?
3. For how long has an agency had to deal with "runaway car syndrome"?
4. O' Rourke compares the president's decision-making ability to that of a child of what age?
5. What was Dukakis' wife named?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does O'Rourke say is the best way to truly understand the function of government?
2. How does O'Rourke feel about the concept of political conventions?
3. What did O'Rourke learn from an anonymous functionary at the Department of Transportation?
4. What problems does O'Rourke see with the U.S. Constitution?
5. What did a study show about the Audi 500 and its supposed runaway car syndrome?
6. From O'Rourke's description, what does a congressman's job entail?
7. How does O'Rourke feel about Jesse Jackson's speech, which he watched from his hotel room?
8. How does O'Rourke describe the Democratic National Convention?
9. How does O'Rourke describe the day he shadowed a congressman?
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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