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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 40-44.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were the two attorneys in the Scopes monkey trial?
(a) Clarence Darrow and Henry Cabot Lodge.
(b) Theodore Dreiser and John Pershing.
(c) William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow.
(d) William Jennings Bryan and Andrew Still.

2. Who was FDR's chief opponent in the Democratic Convention of 1932?
(a) Woodrow Wilson.
(b) Al Smith.
(c) Henry Cabot Lodge.
(d) William Randolph Hearst.

3. What was "The Art Eternal" according to Mencken?
(a) Literature.
(b) Lying.
(c) Portrait painting.
(d) Prostitution.

4. What did Mencken conclude in his examination of rulings in "Mr. Justice Holmes"?
(a) Justice Holmes ruled too often in favor of the powers that be, rather than the people.
(b) Mencken slyly suggests Holmes should tuck chickens under his arms because of his chicken-like cowardice.
(c) Justice Holmes ruled too often for rabble-rousers, and not often enough for the aristocracy.
(d) Justice Holmes rendered fantastically bizarre rulings, and should be impeached.

5. Who is the editor of this volume?
(a) Alfred Knopf.
(b) H. L. Mencken.
(c) William Jennings Bryan.
(d) Alistair Cooke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What theoretical scenario did Mencken pose in "The Calamity of Appomattox"?

2. Which of the following describes an Anglo-Saxon soldier, according to Mencken?

3. What did Gene the magistrate do with respect to an old man in his court accused of wife beating?

4. What, according to Mencken, is "The Incomparable Buzz-Saw"?

5. What was Mencken's phrase for religious fundamentalism?

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