Answers:
1. B. Cantor is the first Virginian elected to the official whip job, though James Madison was said to hold the job unofficially in the first Congress.
2. C. Senate races in Minnesota and Georgia are not yet decided.
3. A. The lottery dictates the order in which members can select space. Members are given three minutes to make their selections.
4. B. Napolitano was put in charge of preparing testimonies of the supporting witnesses for Hill, who had accused Thomas of a pattern of sordid sexual harassment.
5. D. She was born in New York but grew up in Albuquerque, where her father was dean of the University of New Mexico Medical School.
6. C. Boehner, the House Republican (or Minority) Leader, kept that role in closed-door voting by rank-and-file members.
7. D. Mukasey collapsed Thursday during his speech at the Federalist Society dinner. He was released from the hospital and back at work at the Justice Department Friday.
8. C. "It's almost like seeing a guy show up at the soup kitchen in high-hat and tuxedo," said Rep. Gary L. Ackerman (D-N.Y.) of the executives' decision to fly separate corporate jets.
9. B. The Obama team is still vetting Sen. Clinton, a process that includes looking into former President Bill Clinton's private business dealings with foreign governments and companies.
10. C. Lieberman retained his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committees.
How did you do?
If you were a candidate, here is how you would fare:
1 -- Politics isn't your game
2 -- Perhaps you don't have any advisers.
3 -- You should fire your advisers.
4 -- Your advisers didn't prepare you very well.
5 -- With preparation, you could be a winner.
6 -- You've got potential -- you got 50 percent of your facts right.
7 -- With preparation, you'd lead comfortably.
8 -- You've got a good foundation to build on.
9 -- Majority rules!
10 -- You're unanimously elected!
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