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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25, Literature, Chapter 26, Literati.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the most damning effect of the Civil War, in regard to the South?
(a) It replaced religious values with secular ones.
(b) It destroyed the Southern aristocracy.
(c) It introduced technology into an innocent and primitive society.
(d) It created the Southern aristocracy.

2. Where did Mencken meet Sister Aimee?
(a) The offices of the Baltimore Sun.
(b) The Los Angeles Basilica.
(c) An Indian retreat.
(d) The San Diego Zoo.

3. How would George Washington fare in today's political climate?
(a) He would have no chance of winning any political office.
(b) He would easily be elected president.
(c) He would be bewildered by modern methods and unable to perform his duties.
(d) He would be arrested for corruption.

4. Why is the culture of the United States deficient, according to Chapter 10?
(a) The U.S. lacks a civilized aristocracy.
(b) The U.S. lacks social programs for the poor.
(c) The U.S. lacks a healthy skepticism for so-called artists.
(d) The U.S. lacks a sound monetary policy.

5. Who was the father of the American short story?
(a) Edgar Allan Poe.
(b) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(c) Hamlin Garland.
(d) Theodore Dreiser.

Short Answer Questions

1. Writers "who cannot write" write in what style?

2. What kind of people are most often forgotten by historical records, per Chapter 12?

3. What was Roosevelt's team of political advisers popularly called?

4. What does Mencken say about the nature of scientific hypotheses?

5. What was Mencken's opinion of New Deal programs?

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