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

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

3. What subject does Mencken begin his volume with?
(a) The horrors of the carnival.
(b) The nature of man.
(c) The mysteries of women.
(d) The automobile.

4. What is the chief problem with political theorists?
(a) They hate politics in general.
(b) They are too antagonistic to the current political system.
(c) They have little sense of history.
(d) They attempt to dignify the political order of their day.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "average man's" opinion of government?

2. How does Mencken feel about the overall capacity for virtue in the human race?

3. Privately, politicians are what kind of people?

4. Who derives several advantages from marriage?

5. Punishment for crime is too often what, according to Mencken?

(see the answer key)

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