1. Who is referred to as the protag of Lee At water? (He's also referred to as a shining example of what College Republicans can do.)

2. Why did Atwater opt for the Republican party over the Democratic party?

3. What kind of backlash is Atwater good at exploiting?

4. What accusation did Atwater make of Tom Turnip seed?

5. What phrase was used to describe the general way Atwater operated when it came to winning votes on moral and religious issues?

6. What was Lee Atwater's first official title in the White House?

7. What condiment did Atwater like adding to almost all of his food?

8. Whom did Atwater betray in 1984 by leaking information to the press?

9. What happened to Lee Atwater's younger brother Joe?

10. Who was so offended by Atwater's vulgarity that it almost lost him a role in George H. W. Bush's Campaign?

11. What scandal damaged the reputation of George H. W. Bush going into the 1988 presidential campaign?

12. What was the only sport that Atwater liked? Why?

13. Who made the pledge, "Read my lips: No new taxes!"?

14. What image of the South and Republicans did Atwater enjoy exaggerating for the sake of the slow-play?

15. What was noteworthy about Atwater's "Revolving Door" ad featuring Willie Horton that many people argued was also racist?

16. According to Eric Alderman, what do people vote on instead of their hopes?

17. What position of prominence did Lee Atwater rise to in the Republican Party?

18. What university board was Atwater forced off of as a consequence of student protests?

19. What affliction eventually led to Atwater's death?

20. What passage from the Bible did Atwater particularly identify with?

21. Do you think that the tactics employed by Lee Atwater on behalf of his preferred political candidates are justified? Why or why not? Write a paragraph explaining your answer.