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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapters 5-6.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is scheduled to happen in Washington, DC, the day that Mailer arrives?
(a) A series of speeches at a theatre.
(b) A dinner at the Watergate.
(c) A march to the Capitol.
(d) A small concert on the Mall.
2. Which descriptor best describes Mailer's feelings while watching Lowell speak in Chapter 6?
(a) Bored.
(b) Langorous.
(c) Enamored.
(d) Envious.
3. How does Mailer dismiss de Grazia from the stage to begin emceeing the night in Chapter 5?
(a) He pushes him over.
(b) He waltzes him off the stage.
(c) He orders him to fetch some water.
(d) He slaps his behind.
4. Who performs first in the event of Chapter 5?
(a) Macdonald.
(b) Lowell.
(c) Mailer.
(d) Goodman.
5. What phrase does Mailer use to stand in for any sort of improvised speech?
(a) Speaking-in-public.
(b) Orating.
(c) Winging.
(d) Holding court.
Short Answer Questions
1. How long has the audience been waiting when the speakers arrive at the theatre in Chapter 5?
2. Who is emceeing when Mailer arrives to the theatre in Chapter 5?
3. Which of the following is not something Mailer is mentioned doing during his emceeing of Chapter 5?
4. What is Mailer doing in Chapter 5 when a Time Magazine correspondent approaches him?
5. In Chapter 6, how does the audience respond to Mailer's profane tirade?
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