1. As a congressional candidate in 1978, which of the following did George W. Bush do?

A) Oppose the Equal Rights Amendment
B) Accuse President Jimmy Carter of leading the nation "toward European-style socialism"
C) Claim in a newspaper ad to have served on active duty in the military when he had actually served in the Air National Guard along with the sons of other famous politicians and several Dallas Cowboys
D) All of the above

2. During his ugly "no controlling legal authority" press conference in 1997, when Vice President Al Gore said that "on a few occasions I made some telephone calls from my office at the White House using a DNC credit card," how many times constituted "a few occasions"?

A) 3
B) 7
C) 12
D) 52

3. According to his former editor, David Sanford, Green Party nominee Ralph Nader declines dinner invitations from people who have pets because:

A) He thinks cats cause leukemia
B) He hates dogs
C) He's a hypochondriac
D) All of the above

4. Which of the following government positions rank higher in power than Texas governor, as decreed by the state constitution?

A) Attorney general
B) Comptroller
C) Land commissioner
D) All of the above (plus lieutenant governor)

5. As a congressional candidate in 1976, which of the following did Al Gore do?

A) Call homosexuality "abnormal"
B) Oppose gun control
C) Come out against federal funding for abortions
D) All of the above

6. When asked the difference between himself and his father, George W. Bush said: "He attended Greenwich Country Day and I went to San Jacinto High School in Midland [Texas]." What, if anything, is incorrect about that statement?

A) W. never attended San Jacinto High, though he did put in one year at San Jacinto Junior High
B) W. didn't even attend high school in Texas -- he went to the elite prep school Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass.
C) ... which is also where his father went.
D) All of the above

7. After having three daughters, Al and Tipper Gore, deciding they would like to have a son, sought advice from the book "How to Choose the Sex of Your Baby" by Dr. Landrum B. Shettles, which recommends which of the following strategies for couples looking to conceive a baby boy?

A) That the father "avoid jockey shorts, jockstraps, and other tight-fitting clothing"
B) That the father guzzle "a couple of cups of strong caffeinated coffee fifteen to thirty minutes before having intercourse."
C) That the mother "try to experience orgasm during the critical intercourse" or multiple orgasms "at the same time or, better yet, just before the male orgasm"
D) All of the above

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