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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19, Science, Chapter 20, Quackery.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is NOT one of the qualities of being a teacher according to Mencken?
(a) Having no respect.
(b) Being able to breeze through lessons and cut corners.
(c) Being underpaid.
(d) Wearing oneself out to achieve the impossible.

4. What is the fundamental flaw of the democratic style of government?
(a) Voting systems can never be 100% accurate.
(b) There are simply too many intelligent people to decide between.
(c) The people are not competent to govern themselves.
(d) Over time, democracy resembles monarchy.

5. For Mencken, what is the nature of the range of the central psychological spectrum upon which all humans reside?
(a) From calm to paranoid.
(b) From introvert to extrovert.
(c) From cold to romantic.
(d) From slave mentality to free mentality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of human nature fuels the democratic system of government?

2. Sister Aimee was an evangelist in what branch of Christian religion?

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

4. Why is the culture of the United States deficient, according to Chapter 10?

5. Which Southern state does Mencken particularly mourn in his obituary on the American South?

(see the answer key)

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