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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 should every movement have?
(a) A prop and costume department.
(b) A code of conduct.
(c) The will to act.
(d) Accountants and lawyers.

2. What does Hoffman recommend against when hijacking the mic at a concert?
(a) Being too brief.
(b) Interrupting the music.
(c) Being overly dramatic.
(d) Making threats to the building owners.

3. How many patients can the average free clinic handle in a day?
(a) One hundred.
(b) A couple dozen.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Twenty.

4. What is one of the 'neatest' ways to travel for free?
(a) Walking.
(b) Hitchhiking.
(c) Stowing away on ships.
(d) Biking.

5. What is at the center of the star on the flag?
(a) A mushroom.
(b) Another, smaller star.
(c) A peace symbol.
(d) A marijuana leaf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What have 'yippies' been doing at supermarkets since their inception?

2. What makes up the majority of the diet for the National Liberation Front?

3. What does Hoffman recommend as the best method of birth control?

4. What are two of the easiest STDs to pick up?

5. What is a farmhouse with a small garden, some livestock, and maybe a pond?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hoffman recommend for unarmed defense?

2. How does Hoffman recommend organizing for the purpose of free food? What benefits does this organization provide?

3. How should injuries be dealt with during a demonstration, protest, or riot?

4. What is trashing?

5. Why were the 1960's such an important time in the cultural history of the world?

6. How does Hoffman feel about the use of violence for achieving political goals?

7. Should Abbie Hoffman be held legally responsible for the actions of his readers if they follow his teachings literally and break the law?

8. What would happen if everyone followed the advice of STEAL THIS BOOK? What contradictions have you noticed?

9. What does Hoffman say about establishing communes? What are some common sources of problems?

10. Do you feel that there is really a class war going on in America?

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