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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 kind of people are most often forgotten by historical records, per Chapter 12?
(a) Great warriors.
(b) Courageous women.
(c) The commoners.
(d) Respectful and intelligent men.

2. What is Man's one unique characteristic, per Chapter 1?
(a) Romantic feeling.
(b) Imagination.
(c) The ability to betray.
(d) Optimism.

3. Why does Mencken admire John D. Rockefeller?
(a) For his research foundations.
(b) For his larger-than-life lifestyle.
(c) For his political acumen.
(d) For his business prowess.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Mencken identify as the father of chiropractic?

3. What is Mencken's assessment of Abraham Lincoln?

4. What does democracy ruin, according to Mencken?

5. What device does Mencken call a "boon to bores"?

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