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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. What is Mencken's belief about the concept of sin?
(a) Sin is a made-up term, and does not really exist.
(b) Sin is the reason why children are born.
(c) Sin is just another word for good deed; it's all relative.
(d) Sin is real, and exists all around us.

2. What is the "average man's" opinion of government?
(a) The government is deceitful and contrary to his interests.
(b) The government is made up of people like him.
(c) The government is an unknown phenomenon the average man knows nothing about.
(d) The government is a source of great good.

3. What is Mencken's opinion about the variety of political systems?
(a) Dictatorship is preferable to oligarchy.
(b) All governments accomplish the same thing and there are very little differences.
(c) Aristocracy is by far the worst form of government.
(d) Different political systems accomplish vastly different things.

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

5. In Chapter 7, Mencken notes that there are too few books written about what subject?
(a) Death.
(b) Women.
(c) Taxes.
(d) True crime.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Mencken sees that too often any discussion of suicide is rooted in what incorrect notion?

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

4. What is the consequence of someone believing in God, according to Mencken in Chapter 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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