The Armies of the Night: History as a Novel, the Novel as History Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

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The Armies of the Night: History as a Novel, the Novel as History Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, who attempts to silence de Grazia and Mailer as they squabble onstage?
(a) The Time Magazine reporter.
(b) Goodman.
(c) Lowell.
(d) Macdonald.

2. What does Mailer liken himself to when he begins emceeing in Chapter 5?
(a) A lawyer parsing words.
(b) A mason laying foundation.
(c) A jazz musician riffing on a theme.
(d) A surgeon tending a breech birth.

3. In Chapter 6, what does Mailer do after leaving the theatre?
(a) He goes to another bar.
(b) He sleeps backstage.
(c) He falls asleep in a doorway.
(d) He goes to the hotel.

4. In Chapter 2, what does Mailer specifically not want done to him at the protest, should the police sweep in?
(a) He does not want to be struck.
(b) He does not want to be arrested.
(c) He does not want to be shot.
(d) He does not want to be maced.

5. How does the audience respond to Lowell's poem in Chapter 6?
(a) They leave.
(b) They offer polite applause.
(c) They sit impassively.
(d) They give a standing ovation.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Mailer compare his hangover in Chapter 2?

2. Why does Mailer's conversation with Macdonald become awkward in Chapter 4?

3. Who is emceeing when Mailer arrives to the theatre in Chapter 5?

4. What does Mailer take from de Grazia in Chapter 4?

5. What other protest speaker is on the same plane as with Mailer in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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