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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. What is Man's one unique characteristic, per Chapter 1?
(a) Romantic feeling.
(b) Optimism.
(c) Imagination.
(d) The ability to betray.

2. What does Mencken believe about the universality of morality?
(a) Morality is specific to a particular individual.
(b) Morality is specific to regions of the world.
(c) Morality depends upon the language one speaks.
(d) Morality is universal, and differences between moral systems are small.

3. How intelligent are women according to Mencken?
(a) They pretend to be intelligent, but deep down are quite stupid.
(b) They are completely stupid in thought and deed.
(c) They pretend to be dumb, but are in fact quite intelligent.
(d) They are usually much more intelligent than 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) Thinks they are better than everyone.
(d) Betrays friends as well as lovers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of sense of right and wrong do children have?

2. What does Mencken NOT believe about the possibility for morality to change over time?

3. What do most women think of their husbands according to Mencken?

4. What is Mencken's belief about morality?

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

(see the answer key)

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