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

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

3. Who does Mencken dub "The Lady of Joy"?
(a) The happily married woman.
(b) His wife.
(c) A prostitute.
(d) The Virgin Mary.

4. What is the "average man's" opinion of government?
(a) The government is deceitful and contrary to his interests.
(b) The government is a source of great good.
(c) The government is an unknown phenomenon the average man knows nothing about.
(d) The government is made up of people like him.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How intelligent are women according to Mencken?

4. Why is the "pretty man" hated?

5. What does the "believer" type of person inevitably do?

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