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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 kind of promises do politicians make?
(a) Ones they have no intention of fulfilling.
(b) Ones they can fulfill.
(c) Ones they have polled voters about.
(d) Ones they cannot deliver.

2. What aspect of human nature fuels the democratic system of government?
(a) Murderous violence.
(b) Charity.
(c) Grace.
(d) Envy.

3. What does Mencken believe about physical punishment in education?
(a) He believes physical punishment should have a regular place in the schedule of a school day.
(b) He believes only parents should be called upon to physically discipline their children.
(c) He believes physical punishment should be an option given to teachers.
(d) He believes there is no place for physical punishment in school.

4. How does Mencken define government?
(a) A war on the poor.
(b) A dozen men who can't do anything right.
(c) A conspiracy against superior men.
(d) A collection of the looniest among us.

5. Who derives several advantages from marriage?
(a) Only the state.
(b) Men and women equally.
(c) Men only.
(d) Women only.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mencken's hope for democracy?

2. Why is the culture of the United States deficient, according to Chapter 10?

3. How does Mencken characterize a woman's level of civility?

4. Which is NOT one of the qualities of Anglo-Saxons Mencken points to in Chapter 10?

5. How does Mencken describe President Coolidge?

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