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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Democracy, Chapter 10, Americans.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How has Mencken organized his book?
(a) By subject.
(b) By date.
(c) By author.
(d) By length.

2. What is Man's one unique characteristic, per Chapter 1?
(a) Romantic feeling.
(b) Imagination.
(c) Optimism.
(d) The ability to betray.

3. Which is NOT one of Mencken's view of humankind as expressed in Chapter 1?
(a) Man is prone to believe in ridiculous things.
(b) Man is the product of random and meaningless processes.
(c) Man is the center of the universe, and rightly so.
(d) Man is full of errors.

4. What does the "romantic" type of person inevitably do?
(a) Betrays.
(b) Befriends everyone they meet.
(c) Exaggerates.
(d) Makes light of serious situations.

5. What does Mencken believe about the concept of evil?
(a) Evil is the reason why children are born.
(b) Evil is real, and exists all around us.
(c) Evil is a made-up term, and does not really exist.
(d) Evil is just another word for good; it's all relative.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Before democracy came to be, what did people believe this system of government to be?

3. What was the goal of early democratists?

4. What kind of men does a democracy produce?

5. What is the consequence of someone believing in God, according to Mencken in Chapter 1?

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