The Vintage Mencken Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

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

The Cuban revolution.

Drinking during Prohibition.

A scientific breakthrough Mencken reported on.

Voting during World War I.

2.

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.

3.

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

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

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

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

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

4.

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

He wished to bribe key officials for the nomination.

He wished to rush motions through and bypass parliamentary procedures.

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

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

5.

Why did Mencken curse those who translated the Bible into English? (from 24-28)

They misinterpreted the principles of Jesus Christ.

They made a host of grammatical errors.

They made the prose overly flowery and beautiful.

They made many factual errors.

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