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

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

3. How does Mencken characterize a woman's level of civility?
(a) Women are relatively uncivilized.
(b) Women do not submit to civilization and must be coerced.
(c) Women are much more civilized than men.
(d) Women have created their own civilization quite distinct from men.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What event does Mencken believe led to the European Renaissance?

2. What aspect of President Grant does Mencken admire?

3. Who is the "ideal citizen of Christendom" according to Chapter 3?

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

5. In Chapter 15, Mencken expresses surprise that no one has violated the tomb of which man?

(see the answer key)

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