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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Morals, Chapter 6, Crime and Punishment.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Punishment for crime is too often what, according to Mencken?
(a) Hypocritical and dishonest.
(b) Cruel and unusual.
(c) Effective, which results in the murder of the human spirit.
(d) The product of poor people exerting influence over the rich.

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

4. What is Mencken's belief about crime?
(a) Crime is primarily a social invention.
(b) Crime is primarily a product of capitalist society.
(c) Crime is impossible in aristocratic circles.
(d) Crime is primarily a legal invention.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is NOT one of Mencken's view of humankind as expressed in Chapter 1?

2. What is the purpose of monogamy, according to Mencken?

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

4. What is Mencken's belief about morality?

5. What comparison does Mencken make between man and animal in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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