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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. Which is NOT one of the qualities of Anglo-Saxons Mencken points to in Chapter 10?
(a) Pure blooded.
(b) Self-congratulatory.
(c) Rational and free of superstition.
(d) Yearning to constantly improve.

2. Why is Mencken unable to embrace democratic political theory, as he himself states it in Chapter 9?
(a) He is morally superior to democrats.
(b) He is simply too cultured and sophisticated.
(c) He is incapable of being envious of others.
(d) He is not poor, and so cannot see democracy's benefits.

3. What is Mencken's opinion of original Christians?
(a) They were vulgar cads without imagination.
(b) They were patriots, akin to the Founding Fathers.
(c) They were "men's men" and should be looked upon as examples.
(d) The historical record is so poor that Mencken cannot form an opinion.

4. What is Mencken's belief about crime?
(a) Crime is primarily a product of capitalist society.
(b) Crime is primarily a legal invention.
(c) Crime is impossible in aristocratic circles.
(d) Crime is primarily a social invention.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the "romantic" type of person inevitably do?

2. What is the problem with trying to punishment a government for not working well?

3. Why might "reflective and skeptical men" refrain from suicide?

4. What was the goal of early democratists?

5. Which is NOT one of Mencken's view of humankind as expressed in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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