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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV, Chapters 6-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following locations is not one that Mailer mentions rioting over the Vietnam issue in Chapter 2?
(a) Los Angeles, CA.
(b) Read College.
(c) Boston Common.
(d) University of Wisconsin.

2. Which two gods does Mailer insist the war supports in Chapter 7?
(a) Technology and commercialism.
(b) Bloodshed and madness.
(c) Marx and Smith.
(d) Money and power.

3. Which music group is playing at the Pentagon in Chapter 5?
(a) The Fugs.
(b) The Band.
(c) The Magic Tramps.
(d) The New York Dolls.

4. According to Mailer in Chapter 5, how big is the praking lot tot he Pentagon?
(a) Slightly smaller than the central mall.
(b) As big as the Pentagon itself.
(c) The size of a grocery store's parking lot.
(d) The size of 5 football fields.

5. After a term in which of Mailer's books has the band named itself?
(a) The White Negro.
(b) The Naked and the Dead.
(c) Why Are We in Vietnam?
(d) The Deer Park.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who speaks with Mitch Goodman at the Justice Department in Chapter 4?

2. What word does Mailer use repeatedly in Chapter 1 to describe the effect of the Pentagon March?

3. How many days in jail is Mailer sentenced to in Chapter 9?

4. In Chapter 2, what does Mailer specifically not want done to him at the protest, should the police sweep in?

5. In Chapter 1, what does Mailer determine is the goal of an invasion of the Pentagon?

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