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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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Bonus Question:

Mix and match: Pair the fall guy with what he/she took the fall for.

1. Joseph CalifanoA. Pearl Harbor
2. Bernie NussbaumB. FDR's court-packing scheme
3. Husband KimmelC. "Who lost China?"
4. Roger AltmanD. Hurricane Katrina
5. John SununuE. Jimmy Carter's malaise
6. Joseph RobinsonF. Tipped Clinton White House to criminal referral
7. Michael BrownG. Filegate
8. Walter ShortH. Jimmy Carter's malaise
9. John Paton DaviesI. Pearl Harbor
10. James SchlesingerJ. George H.W. Bush's unpopularity

Answers: 1) d; 2) d; 3) b or c; 4) d; 5) b; 6) d; 7) c; 8) c; 9) d; 10) d

Bonus Question Answers: 1) e or h; 2) g; 3) a or i; 4) f; 5) j; 6) b; 7) d; 8) a or i; 9) c; 10) e or h

If you got more than six out of 10 correct on either the multiple choice or the mix and match, you've probably got too much on the ball to make a good fall guy. But don't lose heart! As I noted in an earlier column, you can be a good fall guy by making up in zealotry what you lack in dimwittedness.

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