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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Death, Chapter 8, Government.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Privately, politicians are what kind of people?
(a) Lying wretches.
(b) Charming individuals.
(c) Exceedingly eccentric.
(d) Criminals.

2. What does Mencken see as the problem with contemporary Protestantism?
(a) There are few, sensible, centrist Protestants left.
(b) Protestants have forgotten the teachings of Jesus Christ.
(c) All modern Protestants are wishy-washy centrists.
(d) Protestants suffer from a Jewish weakness for poetry.

3. What is the purpose of monogamy, according to Mencken?
(a) Marriage serves to protect society from itself.
(b) Marriage serves to emphasize romantic love.
(c) Marriage serves to kill and restrain passion.
(d) Marriage serves to enhance and legitimize passion.

4. How has Mencken organized his book?
(a) By date.
(b) By length.
(c) By subject.
(d) By author.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "female novels," how are males portrayed according to Mencken?

2. What is the subject of Chapter 7?

3. How did morality come to be, according to Mencken?

4. What kind of promises do politicians make?

5. What does the "believer" type of person inevitably do?

(see the answer key)

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