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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. What kind of men does a democracy produce?
(a) Energetic men with too much time on their hands.
(b) Noble, confident men who do not envy others.
(c) Depressing men full of nostalgia.
(d) Stupid men who can barely master the multiplication tables.

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

3. Punishment for crime is too often what, according to Mencken?
(a) The product of poor people exerting influence over the rich.
(b) Effective, which results in the murder of the human spirit.
(c) Cruel and unusual.
(d) Hypocritical and dishonest.

4. Per Chapter 2, what kind of person has Mencken never met?
(a) An altruist who actually did good for anybody.
(b) A moral man that was honorable.
(c) A quack with a conscience.
(d) A metaphysician who was intellectually curious.

5. What does Mencken NOT believe about the possibility for morality to change over time?
(a) Morality was determined in ancient times, and has not changed.
(b) Morality evolves and grows over time.
(c) Different subsections of morality can grow over time.
(d) Morality can adopt new ideas, like Christian beliefs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Privately, politicians are what kind of people?

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

3. In "female novels," how are males portrayed according to Mencken?

4. What is the subject of Chapter 7?

5. What is Mencken's hope for democracy?

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