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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city has the longest and most extensive Switchboard operation?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) New York City.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Houston.

2. At the time of writing, how much does it cost to set up a minimal printing workshop?
(a) Around a thousand clams.
(b) Less than a hundred dollars.
(c) Two hundred greenbacks.
(d) No more than fifty bucks.

3. What is the ideal defensive weapon?
(a) Shotgun.
(b) Claymore mine.
(c) Planning.
(d) Intelligence.

4. What does the fee of a bail bondsman generally not exceed?
(a) 10%.
(b) 2%.
(c) $500.
(d) 5%.

5. Where did two friends of Hoffman's hide a tape recorder fit with a loudspeaker?
(a) A supermarket.
(b) A school auditorium.
(c) A church.
(d) On the bottom of a police car.

6. In Hoffman's day, what machine was used to make almost all I.D. cards?
(a) Varityper.
(b) Blickensderfer typewriter.
(c) IBM Selectric.
(d) Teletype 300.

7. What is the legal length limit for antennas of unlicensed radio stations?
(a) 10 feet.
(b) 12 feet.
(c) 9 feet.
(d) 11 feet.

8. What is a 'knuckle sap?'
(a) A glove with fiberglass plates.
(b) A glove that releases irritating liquid upon impact.
(c) A glove with powdered lead.
(d) A glove with steel spikes.

9. 'Living underground, like exile, can be extremely...'
(a) 'Stressful.'
(b) 'Cool.'
(c) 'Lonely.'
(d) 'Rewarding.'

10. What does RF stand for?
(a) Radical Freedom.
(b) Real Feed.
(c) Radio Frequency.
(d) Regulated Fundamentalism.

11. According to Hoffman, what is the most important part of a demonstration?
(a) Numbers.
(b) Theater.
(c) The message.
(d) Education.

12. What does the first rule of the New Nation prohibit?
(a) Joining the army of a foreign power.
(b) Taking up arms against fellow brothers and sisters.
(c) Discrimination of any kind.
(d) Holding down a steady job.

13. What time of year is a shoplifter's paradise?
(a) Spring break.
(b) Summer.
(c) Easter.
(d) Christmas.

14. What does a gas mask need for maximum effectiveness?
(a) Active chemical filter.
(b) Passive charcoal filter.
(c) Powered circulation.
(d) Automatic transmission.

15. According to Hoffman, what should be the aim of every good high school newspaper?
(a) To destroy the high school.
(b) To produce 4-H Club members.
(c) To make the principal happy.
(d) To educate students about political issues and injustice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most important institution in the 'New Nation?'

2. What is important to any revolution?

3. What color should you paint your helmet?

4. How many underground newspapers does Hoffman estimate exist at the time of writing?

5. In the military, what does C.O. stand for?

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