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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23, Souvenirs of a Journalist, Chapter 24, Criticism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mencken believe about physical punishment in education?
(a) He believes there is no place for physical punishment in school.
(b) He believes physical punishment should be an option given to teachers.
(c) He believes only parents should be called upon to physically discipline their children.
(d) He believes physical punishment should have a regular place in the schedule of a school day.

2. Who does Mencken identify as the founder of Christian Science?
(a) Theodore Veblen.
(b) Anthony Comstock.
(c) Sister Aimee.
(d) Mary Baker G. Eddy.

3. What word might Mencken use to characterize Mary Baker G. Eddy?
(a) Necessary.
(b) Fraud.
(c) Intellectual.
(d) Saint.

4. What is the purpose of monogamy, according to Mencken?
(a) Marriage serves to kill and restrain passion.
(b) Marriage serves to protect society from itself.
(c) Marriage serves to emphasize romantic love.
(d) Marriage serves to enhance and legitimize passion.

5. What kind of men has history been written by, to date?
(a) The most intelligent men, and this is why history cannot be understood by most.
(b) Third-rate, inferior men.
(c) Noble men of purpose.
(d) Men more interested in power than factual accuracy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What point does Mencken make by bringing up an 84-year-old man he knew in Chapter 21?

3. Which is NOT one of the qualities of Anglo-Saxons Mencken points to in Chapter 10?

4. What BEST characterizes Mencken's view of the townspeople involved in the Scopes Monkey Trial?

5. What central critique does Mencken have for teachers of his day?

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