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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 45-49.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mencken wonder about Henry Cabot Lodge?
(a) Why he did not run for president.
(b) Why he thought he was so superior to everyone.
(c) Why he did not pick a more noble profession.
(d) Why he felt he must belittle everyone around him.

2. What aspect of man-woman relationships are the movies incorrect about, according to Mencken?
(a) Women always begin a romance; men are too cowardly.
(b) There is no such thing as romantic love.
(c) Men don't like to date women younger than themselves.
(d) Handsome men are not sought after by women.

3. Why might the Anglo-Saxon race have entered into the Spanish-American war, according to Mencken?
(a) The war protected vital interests in the Caribbean.
(b) They knew they could seize the Spanish crown.
(c) It was a war they were sure to win.
(d) They were courageous and foolhardy.

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

5. Which was NOT a reason Mencken used in his assessment that houses are ugly in "The Libido for the Ugly"?
(a) The houses were painted yellow.
(b) The houses were structurally misshapen.
(c) The houses had awkward, skinny chimneys.
(d) The houses were shabby and dilapidated.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Gore in the Caribees," how was Jose Miguel captured?

2. How would Mencken respond to the notion that William Jennings Bryan was an earnest man?

3. Why did Valentino invite Mencken to dinner?

4. What does Mencken make synonymous with democracy in "A Blind Spot"?

5. What criticism did Mencken have for the effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?

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