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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “The American Exception” .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At which point does Smith say a man submits to nature?
(a) In death.
(b) In old age.
(c) In private.
(d) At birth.

2. In “The American Exception,” Smith says that nobody in 1945 wanted to go back to 1939 unless it was to do what?
(a) Resurrect the dead.
(b) Change the course of history.
(c) Vote for a different leader.
(d) Be younger.

3. What name does Smith say would better suit the writing department in which she works at the University in “Peonies”?
(a) The Experiential Experience Department.
(b) The Mind Control Department.
(c) The Controlling Educator Department.
(d) The Controlling Experience Department.

4. Who does Smith say are patronized by people of all ages?
(a) Kids.
(b) Older women.
(c) Young men.
(d) Old men.

5. What former British Prime Minister does Smith reference at the end of “The American Exception”?
(a) Neville Chamberlain.
(b) Margaret Thatcher.
(c) Winston Churchill.
(d) Tony Blair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the ways in which Smith said she had tried to resist her own nature?

2. What does Smith say the link to long life in America is?

3. In “The American Exception,” Smith says that Americans attacked death as a series of what?

4. What does Smith say a man can bend to his will?

5. What does Trump say we did not have prior to the pandemic, which Smith agrees?

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