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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. In "female novels," how are males portrayed according to Mencken?
(a) As "charlatans."
(b) As "boobs."
(c) As "he-men."
(d) As "heartthrobs."

2. What do most women think of their husbands according to Mencken?
(a) Women pity their husbands and consider them asses.
(b) Women are indifferent to their husbands and use them as mere tools.
(c) Women fear and loathe their husbands.
(d) Women love and respect their husbands.

3. What is Mencken's opinion about the variety of political systems?
(a) Aristocracy is by far the worst form of government.
(b) All governments accomplish the same thing and there are very little differences.
(c) Different political systems accomplish vastly different things.
(d) Dictatorship is preferable to oligarchy.

4. How did morality come to be, according to Mencken?
(a) Morality is the product of the woman's insidious influence over man.
(b) Morality evolved from the innate sense of right and wrong in children.
(c) Morality evolved from social practices required to survive.
(d) Morality is a creation of the Christian church.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mencken believe about the concept of evil?

3. Why is Mencken unable to embrace democratic political theory, as he himself states it in Chapter 9?

4. What subject does Mencken begin his volume with?

5. Who derives several advantages from marriage?

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