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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29, Buffooneries, Chapter 30, Sententiae, Chapter 31, Appendix.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was "unusual" about Mr. Gray?
(a) He refused to give his real name to Mencken.
(b) He was electrocuted to death.
(c) He was a victim of leprosy.
(d) He could not remember faces.

2. Mencken compares Theodore Roosevelt's political ideas to which other politician's?
(a) A Japanese feudal lord.
(b) The United State's William Jennings Bryan.
(c) England's Queen.
(d) Germany's Kaiser.

3. Why is music difficult as a trade?
(a) Its high level of technique and master required.
(b) No one appreciates music.
(c) The expensive costs of instruments, etc.
(d) Its strong unions.

4. In Chapter 7, Mencken notes that there are too few books written about what subject?
(a) Taxes.
(b) Death.
(c) True crime.
(d) Women.

5. Which is NOT one of the qualities of rich people, as described by Mencken?
(a) They are largely swindlers.
(b) They engage in exciting, risky ventures.
(c) Many buy public esteem.
(d) They buy boring, unoriginal assets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did England experience particular difficulties in World War I according to Mencken?

2. Why does Mencken praise doctors in Chapter 16?

3. Where did the Scopes Monkey Trial take place?

4. How does Mencken define government?

5. What is the second-worst job in the world, according to Chapter 17?

(see the answer key)

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