Okay, so who was really paying attention to the conventions?

Convention Pop Quiz

By GAIL COLLINS, NYT

The presidential nominating conventions are over! Really. So. Over. Let’s see if you were paying attention.

I. Republican Multiple Choice

1. Shortly before the Republican convention opened, a new book quoted Mitt Romney as comparing the Tea Party to:

A) A hamster in a cage.
B) A dog on a car roof.
C) A ferret in a dishwasher.
D) A cat up a tree.

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2. In a radio interview before the convention, Paul Ryan claimed he had once run a marathon in under three hours. In reality, Ryan’s best and only time was just over four hours in the:

A) Boston Marathon.
B) Run Crazy Horse in South Dakota.
C) Frankenthon Monster Marathon in Cedar Park, Tex.
D) Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth.

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