Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the common enemy that environmentalists have, according to the author?
2. In "Defense Policy: Cry 'Havoc!' and "Let Slip the Hogs of Peace," O'Rourke worried that what country still posed a threat and might be waiting for America to fall beneath the weight of its own dissent?
3. What drug does O'Rourke say made kids psychotic?
4. O'Rourke says that because America is the richest nation on Earth, he is surprised to still what on the street?
5. What drug does O'Rourke says makes a person think they can fly?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does O'Rourke seem to think his family was stronger because they were not given any help?
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 suggest solving the problem of students dropping out of school?
5. How does O'Rourke feel about Panama when he goes there in the wake of Operation Just Cause?
6. Describe O'Rourke's experience when he joined the Guardian Angels on a drug den raid.
7. What does the author mean when he says that Americans live a "whiffle life"?
8. What does O'Rourke mean when he says that Social Security is like the nation picking its own pocket?
9. Who does O'Rourke blame for the savings and loan collapse?
10. Why does O'Rourke say that Blatherboro suffers from stupidity?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What techniques does the author use to offer up his metaphor of the government's similarities to King George III? What are some of the examples he gives to support his claims? What does he say the founding fathers disagreed with King George III about?
Essay Topic 2
How does O'Rourke say the government essentially put itself into debt? How does the government spend its money, according to the author? What does O'Rourke say is the main reason the country is in debt? What techniques does the author use to express his feelings about the government's spending habits? What point is O'Rourke trying to make about the government and the citizens?
Essay Topic 3
Explore the significance of Michael Dukakis in the book. How does O'Rourke use Dukakis' past experience as governor to mock him? What problems did he see with the way Dukakis led? What problems did he see with the promises Dukakis made to the U.S. citizens?
|
This section contains 847 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
