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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, Pedagogy, Chapter 18, Psychology.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does democracy ruin, according to Mencken?
(a) Individual greatness.
(b) Common sense.
(c) Wealth.
(d) The means of production.

2. What is the subject of Chapter 7?
(a) Quackery.
(b) Death.
(c) Classical composers.
(d) Taxes.

3. What is the second-worst job in the world, according to Chapter 17?
(a) Priest.
(b) Writer.
(c) Market vendor.
(d) Policeman.

4. How would George Washington fare in today's political climate?
(a) He would be bewildered by modern methods and unable to perform his duties.
(b) He would be arrested for corruption.
(c) He would easily be elected president.
(d) He would have no chance of winning any political office.

5. Which is NOT one of the qualities Mencken ascribes to William Jennings Bryan?
(a) Insanity.
(b) Lack of dignity.
(c) Charlatanism.
(d) Preference to keep in the company of intellectuals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between Anglo-Saxons and civilization?

2. Why does Mencken admire John D. Rockefeller?

3. Which politician does Mencken refer to as "a good man in a bad trade"?

4. What is Mencken's opinion about the variety of political systems?

5. Privately, politicians are what kind of people?

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