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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, The South, Chapter 12, History.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mencken's belief about morality?
(a) Morality is unnecessary.
(b) Morality is reserved only for the aristocracy.
(c) Morality is necessary.
(d) Morality is a made-up concept that doesn't exist.

2. What kind of men does a democracy produce?
(a) Noble, confident men who do not envy others.
(b) Energetic men with too much time on their hands.
(c) Depressing men full of nostalgia.
(d) Stupid men who can barely master the multiplication tables.

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

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

5. What aspect of human nature fuels the democratic system of government?
(a) Charity.
(b) Murderous violence.
(c) Envy.
(d) Grace.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was the most damning effect of the Civil War, in regard to the South?

4. What is Mencken's opinion of romantic love?

5. What is the purpose of monogamy, according to Mencken?

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