1. What does Mencken NOT believe about the possibility for morality to change over time?
(a) Morality can adopt new ideas, like Christian beliefs.
(b) Morality was determined in ancient times, and has not changed.
(c) Different subsections of morality can grow over time.
(d) Morality evolves and grows over time.

2. Which is NOT one of Mencken's view of humankind as expressed in Chapter 1?
(a) Man is prone to believe in ridiculous things.
(b) Man is full of errors.
(c) Man is the center of the universe, and rightly so.
(d) Man is the product of random and meaningless processes.

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 is Mencken's opinion of original Christians?
(a) They were patriots, akin to the Founding Fathers.
(b) They were vulgar cads without imagination.
(c) The historical record is so poor that Mencken cannot form an opinion.
(d) They were "men's men" and should be looked upon as examples.

5. What do most women think of their husbands according to Mencken?
(a) Women are indifferent to their husbands and use them as mere tools.
(b) Women love and respect their husbands.
(c) Women fear and loathe their husbands.
(d) Women pity their husbands and consider them asses.