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

2. What is the "altruist" motivated by?
(a) A divine inspiration.
(b) A selfish sense of self-worth.
(c) Being uncomfortable with unhappy people around him or her.
(d) Out and out greed.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mencken's belief about morality?

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

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

4. What is Mencken's opinion about the variety of political systems?

5. Who does Mencken dub "The Lady of Joy"?

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