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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. What other protest speaker is on the same plane as with Mailer in Chapter 3?
(a) Paul Goodman.
(b) Ed de Grazia.
(c) Robert Lowell.
(d) Dwight Macdonald.

2. Who speaks with Mitch Goodman at the Justice Department in Chapter 4?
(a) Norman Mailer.
(b) Robert Lowell.
(c) Dr. Ben Spock.
(d) Noam Chomsky.

3. Which character in Chapter 3 is astounded by the fact that the papers were kind to Mailer's performance and not his?
(a) Dwight Macdonald.
(b) Ed de Grazia.
(c) Paul Goodman.
(d) Robert Lowell.

4. At what theatre is the presentation of Chapter 5 located?
(a) The Arena.
(b) The National Theatre.
(c) The Ambassador.
(d) Ford's Theatre.

5. In Chapter 2, what does Mailer say he has sworn not to do, because it will support continued fighting Vietnam?
(a) Read the Washington Post.
(b) Purchase Coors beer.
(c) Pay a 10% increase in the income tax.
(d) Turn in aluminum as certain stations.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many young men in Chapter 3 will go to the Department of Justice to represent those turning in their draft cards?

2. Whose "dwarf alter ego" did Mailer claim to be at the Ambassador speech, according to Macdonald in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 6, how does Mailer characterize Macdonald politically?

4. In Chapter 1, how long does Mailer suggest it will take to accurately understand the value of the March?

5. Which of the following writers is not speaking at the protest?

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