The Fall-Guy QuizDo you have what it takes to take the rap?

So you want to be a fall guy. Do you have the skills and the knowledge to paint that bull's-eye onto your back? Take this simple quiz.

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1. How does a president signal that Cabinet Secretary Jones is about to lose his job?

A. "I will consider the charges against Jones and then recommend a course of action."
B. "Frankly, I have my reservations about Jones, but I want to give him the benefit of the doubt."
C. "Jones and I have had a full and frank discussion. I'll have more to say about that later."
D. "Jones has my full faith and confidence."

2. What were the two events in American history for which E. Howard Hunt took the fall?

A. Watergate and the Vietnam War
B. Watergate and Iran-Contra
C. Watergate and the overthrow of the Allende government in Chile
D. Watergate and the Bay of Pigs

3. St. Thomas à Becket was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral by four perfidious knights. King Henry II punished these knights by banishing them and seizing their lands. What did King Henry say to the knights prior to Becket's murder?

A. "See that nothing happens to my good pal the Archbishop of Canterbury."
B. "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?"
C. "Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest?"
D. "I don't want anything to happen to him while my mother's alive."

4. Name George W. Bush's first fall guy.

A. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill
B. Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld
C. Vice-presidential Chief of Staff Scooter Libby
D. John Sununu, chief of staff to President George H.W. Bush

5. Which high-ranking official took the fall for the Bay of Pigs?

A. John Foster Dulles
B. Allen Dulles
C. Charles Foster Kane
D. Stella Dallas

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Timothy Noah is a senior writer at Slate.

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