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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. Who is the author of a book about the failure of poverty programs called "Losing Ground"?
(a) Boyd Hobbs.
(b) Charles Murray.
(c) Denise Adams.
(d) Yolanda Harrison.

2. O'Rourke's wife asked him about a hurricane that hit what state?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Texas.

3. In what year did the government begin formulating agricultural policy?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1811.
(c) 1794.
(d) 1901.

4. What was the name of O'Rourke's friend who learned to fly a stunt plane and decided to raise cattle?
(a) Adam.
(b) Patrick.
(c) Wendell.
(d) George.

5. What drug does O'Rourke says makes a person think they can fly?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) LSD.
(d) PCP.

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Rourke is critical of the way that America hands over food, aid and arms to what country?

2. What is the name of the psychiatric professor that O'Rourke talked to about the crack cocaine problem?

3. O'Rourke attended a housing rally that took place where?

4. What percent of poor people in America own telephones, according to George Gilder?

5. O'Rourke says the middle class has no reason to be concerned about what drug?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does O'Rourke suggest solving the problem of students dropping out of school?

2. Who does O'Rourke blame for the savings and loan collapse?

3. How does O'Rourke describe the USS Mobile Bay?

4. How does O'Rourke feel about claims of collateral damage during Operation Just Cause?

5. How does O'Rourke see a connection between the fear of crack cocaine in America and racism?

6. What does the author mean when he says that Americans live a "whiffle life"?

7. How did Blatherboro block the completion of a local golf course?

8. Why does O'Rourke fault environmentalists for making "big business" out to be the enemy?

9. What role do special interest groups play in politics?

10. How does O'Rourke feel about the government's treatment of the nation's problem with drugs?

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