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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. In "female novels," how are males portrayed according to Mencken?
(a) As "charlatans."
(b) As "boobs."
(c) As "heartthrobs."
(d) As "he-men."

2. How intelligent are women according to Mencken?
(a) They are completely stupid in thought and deed.
(b) They are usually much more intelligent than men.
(c) They pretend to be dumb, but are in fact quite intelligent.
(d) They pretend to be intelligent, but deep down are quite stupid.

3. Who is the "ideal citizen of Christendom" according to Chapter 3?
(a) Young men full of passion.
(b) Young men drained of passion.
(c) The hapless hero of a female novel.
(d) An emotionally cold woman.

4. What comparison does Mencken make between man and animal in Chapter 1?
(a) Many animals have superior faculties to man.
(b) Man in every way has faculties that are superior to animals.
(c) The faculties of animal and man precisely balance when taken as a whole.
(d) The only thing man cannot do that animal can is fly.

5. How did morality come to be, according to Mencken?
(a) Morality evolved from the innate sense of right and wrong in children.
(b) Morality is the product of the woman's insidious influence over man.
(c) Morality is a creation of the Christian church.
(d) Morality evolved from social practices required to survive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Man's one unique characteristic, per Chapter 1?

2. How has Mencken organized his book?

3. What is the proper function of punishment for crimes?

4. What does the "metaphysical" type of person inevitably do?

5. What subject does Mencken begin his volume with?

(see the answer key)

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