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

By Timothy NoahPosted Thursday, March 15, 2007, at 6:13 PM ET

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6. Why did Joshua Steiner, Treasury chief of staff during President Clinton's first term, lose his job?

A. Because he permitted Jay Stephens, a Republican, to be appointed to investigate Madison Guaranty, a failed Arkansas savings and loan
B. Because he permitted Deputy Treasury Secretary Roger Altman to recuse himself from the investigation of Madison Guaranty
C. Because he kept a diary
D. All of the above

7. Which current TV-news personality was reported to have chewed Steiner out over the handling of Madison Guaranty?

A. Tim Russert
B. Charles Gibson
C. George Stephanopoulos
D. Stephen Colbert

8. What is President Bush's nickname for Alberto Gonzales, attorney general of the United States?

A. "Lawyer guy"
B. "The judge"
C. "Fredo"
D. "Al Pal"

9. When Robert McFarlane, an early Iran-Contra fall guy, swallowed a bottleful of Valium, to which Washington Post employee did he leave a self-justifying note?

A. Ben Bradlee
B. Bob Woodward
C. Katharine Graham
D. Meg Greenfield

10. What is President Bush's preferred method of punishment for the fall guys of the current war in Iraq?

A. Harsh public words
B. Private ostracization
C. Blue-ribbon panel investigations
D. Presidential medal of freedom

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