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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 name did O'Rourke give to the town where he lives?
(a) Middlebrooke.
(b) Anytown.
(c) Hopeville.
(d) Blatherboro.
2. How much was the bailout of the savings-and-loan industry?
(a) $10 billion.
(b) $500 billion.
(c) $500 million.
(d) $100 billion.
3. What tax did the natives of O'Rourke's town fear that the retirees would inflate?
(a) Hotel tax.
(b) Property tax.
(c) Sales tax.
(d) Food tax.
4. On what day did O'Rourke attend a housing rally?
(a) February 23.
(b) March 1.
(c) July 16.
(d) October 7.
5. During Operation Just Cause, O'Rourke was disgusted by the media's hysteria over what?
(a) Collateral damage.
(b) Illnesses being brought back to the U.S.
(c) Racial slurs said by soldiers.
(d) The use of weapons in a war.
Short Answer Questions
1. O'Rourke visited a filthy, smelly, government-subsidized apartment complex in what city?
2. At the town meeting which O'Rourke attended, the elderly retired people sat where?
3. Who is the author of a book about the failure of poverty programs called "Losing Ground"?
4. What was the school drop-out rate in O'Rourke's town?
5. What is the official office of the Drug Czar?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does O'Rourke feels that Blatherboro is out of its depth when it comes to city planning?
2. How does O'Rourke describe the USS Mobile Bay?
3. How does O'Rourke feel about American poverty at the beginning of "Poverty Policy: How to Endow Privation"?
4. How does O'Rourke feel about Social Security after visiting the AARP?
5. How does O'Rourke feel about claims of collateral damage during Operation Just Cause?
6. Why does O'Rourke feel that the best policy for dealing with Afghani Pathan tribesman is to just stay away from them?
7. How does O'Rourke feel about the seriousness of the problem of crack cocaine in America?
8. Why does O'Rourke say Americans will not find a solution to the problem of drugs in the country?
9. How does O'Rourke suggest solving the problem of students dropping out of school?
10. Why does O'Rourke seem to think his family was stronger because they were not given any help?
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