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Quiz about Bushisms
Quiz about Bushisms

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This is a quiz on Bushisms. As collected by Jacob Weisberg, these are the funny little things that George W. Bush has let out of his mouth.

A multiple-choice quiz by rj211. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
rj211
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
41,596
Updated
Jun 11 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
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1. 'If a person doesn't have the capacity that we all want that person to have, I suspect hope is in the far distant future, if at all.' (May 22, 2001). Which of the following parts of this statement is problematic? Hint

'I suspect hope is'
'If a person doesn't'
'the far distant future'
'we all want that person to have'

2. "For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America. It's just unacceptable. And we're going to do something about it." (May 14, 2001). Why is this sometimes said to be a Bushism? Hint

He wants to decrease crime in America
He appears to be implying that we should increase the number of fatalities by shootings
He thinks guns are bad but is Republican
There isn't anything that can be done about it

3. 'It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas.' (Sep. 25, 2000). What is wrong with this statement? Hint

He should have said 'exports' instead of 'imports'
Nothing at all
By definition, imports already come from overseas
US overseas imports were decreasing due to foreign tariffs

4. 'A tax cut is really one of the anecdotes to coming out of an economic illness.' (Sept. 18, 2000). What word would make more sense than 'anecdotes'? Hint

delineations
allusions
antidotes
alliterations

5. 'This is what I'm good at. I like meeting people, my fellow citizens, I like interfacing with them.' (Sept. 8, 2000). This doesn't sound quite right. What word did Bush probably mean to use when he said 'interfacing'? Hint

interchanging
interring
interacting
intermediating

6. 'Well, I think if you say you're going to do something and don't do it, that's trustworthiness.' (Aug. 30, 2000). Which part of this statement is problematic? Hint

'if you say'
'Well, I think'
'you're going to do something'
'that's trustworthiness'

7. Which of the following is NOT a problem with this statement? 'I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together.' (Aug. 18, 2000). Hint

'Leadership' shouldn't have been preceeded by 'a'.
The word 'vision' was misused.
'A leadership' isn't a person or a 'someone'.
Thinking of leadership as bringing people together isn't a 'different vision of leadership'.

8. 'I want you to know that farmers are not going to be secondary thoughts to a Bush administration. They will be in the forethought of our thinking.' (Aug. 10, 2000). Which of the words from this quote is probably being misused? Hint

'forethought'
'administration'
'thinking'
'secondary'

9. Which of the following is NOT a problem with this statement? 'The fact that he relies on facts - says things that are not factual - are going to undermine his campaign.' (March 4, 2000). Hint

He should have said 'is going' rather than 'are going'.
He should have said 'running' instead of 'campaign'.
Facts are factual, contrary to what Bush implies.
Relying on facts should strengthen a campaign.

10. 'I don't have to accept their tenants. I was trying to convince those college students to accept my tenants. And I reject any labeling me because I happened to go to the university.' (Feb. 23, 2000). What did Bush mean to say when he said 'tenants'? Hint

tenets
tempests
turrets
tercets


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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'If a person doesn't have the capacity that we all want that person to have, I suspect hope is in the far distant future, if at all.' (May 22, 2001). Which of the following parts of this statement is problematic?

Answer: 'the far distant future'

The use of both 'far' and 'distant' is redundant.
2. "For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America. It's just unacceptable. And we're going to do something about it." (May 14, 2001). Why is this sometimes said to be a Bushism?

Answer: He appears to be implying that we should increase the number of fatalities by shootings

It seems a perfectly sensible comment to me, but some people just go out of their way to look for "Bushisms", don't they?
3. 'It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas.' (Sep. 25, 2000). What is wrong with this statement?

Answer: Nothing at all

Some people have tried to argue that "imports" must come from "overseas". But in the case of the United States, this is clearly nonsense. The US has for many years had strong economic relations with both Mexico and Canada, with trade with those countries accounting for almost a third of US imports at the turn of the century. And even Americans, whose grasp of world geography can be a bit shaky, will admit that neither of these countries can be regarded as "overseas".
4. 'A tax cut is really one of the anecdotes to coming out of an economic illness.' (Sept. 18, 2000). What word would make more sense than 'anecdotes'?

Answer: antidotes

5. 'This is what I'm good at. I like meeting people, my fellow citizens, I like interfacing with them.' (Sept. 8, 2000). This doesn't sound quite right. What word did Bush probably mean to use when he said 'interfacing'?

Answer: interacting

To be fair, it could be arguable that the word "interfacing" is acceptable in this context, although it is perhaps a bit of a "business-speak" cliche. But let's face it, Weisberg isn't interested in being fair.
6. 'Well, I think if you say you're going to do something and don't do it, that's trustworthiness.' (Aug. 30, 2000). Which part of this statement is problematic?

Answer: 'that's trustworthiness'

Actually, it would be the opposite of trustworthiness.
7. Which of the following is NOT a problem with this statement? 'I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together.' (Aug. 18, 2000).

Answer: The word 'vision' was misused.

8. 'I want you to know that farmers are not going to be secondary thoughts to a Bush administration. They will be in the forethought of our thinking.' (Aug. 10, 2000). Which of the words from this quote is probably being misused?

Answer: 'forethought'

I think what he meant to say was 'foreground' or 'forefront'.
9. Which of the following is NOT a problem with this statement? 'The fact that he relies on facts - says things that are not factual - are going to undermine his campaign.' (March 4, 2000).

Answer: He should have said 'running' instead of 'campaign'.

10. 'I don't have to accept their tenants. I was trying to convince those college students to accept my tenants. And I reject any labeling me because I happened to go to the university.' (Feb. 23, 2000). What did Bush mean to say when he said 'tenants'?

Answer: tenets

Source: Author rj211

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