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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, who does Dellinger bring on a Project Manager for the March?
(a) Jerry Rubin.
(b) Ed de Grazia.
(c) William Kunstler.
(d) Mitch Goodman.

2. How many marchers does the New York Times suggest will be at the Pentagon protest in Chapter 5?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 125,000.
(c) 80,000.
(d) 50,000.

3. What is Donald Kalish's profession?
(a) He is a writer.
(b) He is a priest.
(c) He is a news reporter.
(d) He is a professor.

4. What is the highest estimate given in Chapter 5 for the number of marchers who may attend?
(a) 200,000.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 80,000.
(d) 50,000.

5. How does Mailer describe the MP's face at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Impassive.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Severe.
(d) Pained.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following militant groups chooses to sit and hold their ground at the March?

2. Next to what famous left icon's bunk does Mailer lay down at the end of Chapter 6?

3. Which two gods does Mailer insist the war supports in Chapter 7?

4. How does Mailer respond to the band's ritual in Chapter 6?

5. After a term in which of Mailer's books has the band named itself?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene in Occaquan at the beginning of Chapter 6.

2. How does Mailer think about his family in Chapter 5?

3. What conclusion does Mailer draw from two articles at the end of Chapter 6?

4. What train of people following the the march in Chapter 4?

5. Describe the mood of the crown in the beginning of Chapter 4.

6. Describe the several movements the arrested marchers have to make in this section?

7. What reasons does Mailer list in Chapter 7 for people to be against the war?

8. What bad news greets Mailer when he returns to New York in Chapter 11?

9. How does Mailer determine it is time to get arrested at the end of Chapter 5?

10. What metaphor does Mailer draw to the Pentagon in Chapter 4?

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