The Vintage Mencken Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Mid-Book Test (up to 19-23)

This test consists of 15 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. According to "The Incomparable Buzz-Saw," what is a woman's only power?
a) The power to torture a man through love.
b) The power to ruin a man's life with divorce.
c) The power over her children.
d) The power of a house's pursestrings.

2. What is democracy's "aim," according to Mencken?
a) To pull everyone down to the same level.
b) To protect the children of a society.
c) To indoctrinate everyone in religious "poppycock."
d) To ensure great wealth for all.

3. In "Gore in the Caribees," what was Mencken's perspective on the revolution in Cuba?
a) Mencken was fervently pro-Cuba, and travels to the country to engage in propaganda.
b) Mencken refused to...
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