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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25, Literature, Chapter 26, Literati.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "female novels," how are males portrayed according to Mencken?
(a) As "boobs."
(b) As "he-men."
(c) As "charlatans."
(d) As "heartthrobs."

2. Punishment for crime is too often what, according to Mencken?
(a) Effective, which results in the murder of the human spirit.
(b) The product of poor people exerting influence over the rich.
(c) Cruel and unusual.
(d) Hypocritical and dishonest.

3. What is the problem with trying to punishment a government for not working well?
(a) Punishing the government will lead to revenge tactics.
(b) Voting is usually rigged.
(c) There are too many bureaucracies and it is impossible to determine who to punish.
(d) The government itself is in control of the means of punishment.

4. What effect has intermarriage had on the American South?
(a) It has introduced culture such as art and literature into the American South.
(b) It has negatively blurred the lines between high class and low class.
(c) It has positively blurred the lines between high class and low class.
(d) It has infused the American South with the very best qualities of Western Europe.

5. How does Mencken characterize a woman's level of civility?
(a) Women have created their own civilization quite distinct from men.
(b) Women are much more civilized than men.
(c) Women do not submit to civilization and must be coerced.
(d) Women are relatively uncivilized.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did the New Deal programs begin?

2. What is the proper function of punishment for crimes?

3. What BEST characterizes Mencken's view of the townspeople involved in the Scopes Monkey Trial?

4. According to Chapter 16, which political system is responsible for the majority of civilization as we know it?

5. What comparison does Mencken make between man and animal in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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