The Vintage Mencken Quiz Questions | Quiz: Introduction, 1-4 to 24-28

Quiz: Introduction, 1-4 to 24-28

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. Why does the typical man have a poor conception of beauty?
a) Make-up is made with a chemical that confuses the brain.
b) Even a man's enemy will tell him his wife is pretty.
c) The entire world, with very few exceptions, is hideously ugly.
d) Even mirrors are manufactured to lie about a woman's beauty.

2. According to the editor, why were the 1930s Mencken's "downfall"?
a) Mencken's severe illness limited his output.
b) The hardships in the country changed popular sentiment.
c) President FDR waged a battle of personal attacks against Mencken.
d) Mencken spent most of the decade in Europe.

3. What was Mencken's criticism for Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?
a) It was...
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