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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 a filthy, smelly, government-subsidized apartment complex in what city?
(a) Newark.
(b) Brooklyn.
(c) Compton.
(d) Detroit.

2. What branch of the military uses the USS Mobile Bay?
(a) Navy.
(b) Army.
(c) Airforce.
(d) Marines.

3. People from O'Rourke's town attempted to block the completion of what?
(a) An apartment complex.
(b) A movie theater.
(c) A local golf course.
(d) A liquor store.

4. O'Rourke believed his town spent too much on what?
(a) Road improvements.
(b) Renovating old buildings.
(c) The fire department.
(d) Law enforcement.

5. O'Rourke concludes that, because government can stifle the free market, government is what?
(a) Frightening.
(b) All powerful.
(c) Immoral.
(d) Necessary.

Short Answer Questions

1. O'Rourke claims that Social Security serves only to pad the bank accounts of whom?

2. A woman at the housing rally who said she was homeless had how many kids?

3. What is the name of the Michael Harrington book which says America had a hidden poverty?

4. O'Rourke argues that pollution is a byproduct of what?

5. O'Rourke says using crack cocaine makes one feel like whom?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe O'Rourke's experience when he joined the Guardian Angels on a drug den raid.

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

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

5. How does O'Rourke feel about the Guardian Angels after his experience with them?

6. Explain how the government wastes billions of dollars on farm subsidies, according to O'Rourke.

7. How does O'Rourke feel about the housing project he visits in Newark?

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

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

10. What does O'Rourke mean when he says that Social Security is like the nation picking its own pocket?

(see the answer keys)

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