The Vintage Mencken Quiz

H. L. Mencken

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

In what way did Mencken mock General John Pershing? (from 19-23)

Mencken mocked Pershing for a recent bumbling speech.

Mencken made fun of a recent photograph of Pershing wrapped in an American flag.

Mencken brought to light the existence of Pershing's mistress.

Mencken felt the vast amount of medals pinned to Pershing's uniform makes the man look ridiculous.

2.

What was Roosevelt's strategy at the Democratic National Convention of 1932? (from 40-44)

He wished to delay as much as possible, and honor every minor parliamentary procedure.

He wished to bribe key officials for the nomination.

He wished to rush motions through and bypass parliamentary procedures.

Roosevelt had a comic struggle to obtain the highest podium, so he might look the tallest.

3.

What was the subject of "The Noble Experiment"? (from 24-28)

The Cuban revolution.

A scientific breakthrough Mencken reported on.

Voting during World War I.

Drinking during Prohibition.

4.

Why was early Christianity superior to modern Christianity, per "Holy Writ"? (from 24-28)

It featured more moral instructions.

Early Christianity had a less strict interpretation of Biblical stories.

It featured a lot less sermonizing.

Services took place in cold places, to ensure better concentration.

5.

How would Mencken respond to the notion that William Jennings Bryan was an earnest man? (from 29-33)

He might have been earnest, but that was about his only admirable quality.

He was not earnest; he was inherently two-faced.

He was earnest to the public, but in private he was a swindler and schemer.

Earnest or no, he did the right thing in the Scopes monkey trial.

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