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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29, Buffooneries, Chapter 30, Sententiae, Chapter 31, Appendix.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Southern state does Mencken particularly mourn in his obituary on the American South?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Texas.

2. A man's taste in poetry is a reflection of what?
(a) His love of life.
(b) His intelligence.
(c) His sense of romance.
(d) His inner cravings.

3. In "Utopian Flights," how does Mencken believe legislators should be chosen?
(a) By a simple popular vote.
(b) At random, not unlike jurors.
(c) By a committee of intellectuals.
(d) By the elected president.

4. Mencken sees authors as divided into which two classes?
(a) English and Continental.
(b) Dramatic and Comedic.
(c) American and Foreign.
(d) Sly and Overt.

5. Who was the attorney on the side of the prosecution in the Scopes Monkey Trial?
(a) Clarence Darrow.
(b) William Jennings Bryan.
(c) Theodore Veblen.
(d) Andrew Still.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mencken believe life on other planets is highly unlikely?

2. What was Roosevelt's team of political advisers popularly called?

3. Which is NOT one of Mencken's view of humankind as expressed in Chapter 1?

4. Which is NOT one of the reasons Mencken praises George Washington?

5. According to Mencken, how will "anyone who appreciates aural beauty" regard opera?

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