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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19, Science, Chapter 20, Quackery.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which is NOT one of the qualities of Anglo-Saxons Mencken points to in Chapter 10?
(a) Yearning to constantly improve.
(b) Self-congratulatory.
(c) Rational and free of superstition.
(d) Pure blooded.

2. What is the relationship between free will and morality?
(a) Free will and morality work hand in hand in a positive way.
(b) Free will creates several difficulties for morality.
(c) Free will is the cause as well as the effect of morality.
(d) Free will has no relationship to morality.

3. Why does Mencken admire John D. Rockefeller?
(a) For his political acumen.
(b) For his research foundations.
(c) For his larger-than-life lifestyle.
(d) For his business prowess.

4. Why does Mencken praise doctors in Chapter 16?
(a) They have wonderful gadgets that are endlessly fascinating.
(b) They are charlatans, but they know how to play the game.
(c) They do a great deal of good for poor people.
(d) A professional class like doctors can create a new American aristocracy.

5. Who derives several advantages from marriage?
(a) Women only.
(b) Men and women equally.
(c) Only the state.
(d) Men only.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which president did Charles Joseph Bonaparte work for?

2. What does Mencken NOT believe about the possibility for morality to change over time?

3. What was "unusual" about Mr. Gray?

4. What is Mencken's opinion of original Christians?

5. What word might Mencken use to characterize Mary Baker G. Eddy?

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