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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 kind of people are most often forgotten by historical records, per Chapter 12?
(a) Respectful and intelligent men.
(b) Courageous women.
(c) Great warriors.
(d) The commoners.

2. Which is NOT one of Mencken's view of humankind as expressed in Chapter 1?
(a) Man is the center of the universe, and rightly so.
(b) Man is full of errors.
(c) Man is prone to believe in ridiculous things.
(d) Man is the product of random and meaningless processes.

3. Why is the "pretty man" hated?
(a) The pretty man is almost universally also very dumb.
(b) The pretty man reminds us of all of our own faults.
(c) Women care less for beauty than men do.
(d) Women are jealous of pretty men.

4. In Chapter 23, Mencken attends a church service during the Scopes Monkey Trial. What is his impression of that service?
(a) He is outraged that they did not invite William Jennings Bryan.
(b) He is shocked by its barbarism.
(c) He is impressed with the sermon of the preacher.
(d) He is pleased by its sense of decorum.

5. Why does Mencken admire John D. Rockefeller?
(a) For his larger-than-life lifestyle.
(b) For his political acumen.
(c) For his business prowess.
(d) For his research foundations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is NOT one of the features of the typical school day, as envisioned by Mencken?

2. How does Mencken describe President Coolidge?

3. What does democracy ruin, according to Mencken?

4. What is Mencken's opinion about the variety of political systems?

5. What quality makes for the best literary critic, according to Chapter 24?

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