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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. Why does Mencken believe life on other planets is highly unlikely?
(a) God only created life on Earth.
(b) Temperatures elsewhere than earth cannot sustain life.
(c) There is too much methane on most planets.
(d) There is a lack of carbon on most planets.

2. Which is NOT one of the qualities of rich people, as described by Mencken?
(a) Many buy public esteem.
(b) They buy boring, unoriginal assets.
(c) They engage in exciting, risky ventures.
(d) They are largely swindlers.

3. In "Utopian Flights," how does Mencken believe legislators should be chosen?
(a) By a simple popular vote.
(b) By a committee of intellectuals.
(c) At random, not unlike jurors.
(d) By the elected president.

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

5. What does the "believer" type of person inevitably do?
(a) Maintains a faith in the improbable.
(b) Annoys the company he or she is with.
(c) Betrays friends as well as lovers.
(d) Thinks they are better than everyone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What year did the New Deal programs begin?

3. What group of people has been "overestimated" throughout the course of human history?

4. Mencken has what criticism for "new poets"?

5. How does Mencken describe President Coolidge?

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