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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. Whose "dwarf alter ego" did Mailer claim to be at the Ambassador speech, according to Macdonald in Chapter 3?
(a) Lyndon Johnson's.
(b) Ben Franklin's.
(c) William Burroughs'.
(d) Abbie Hoffman's.

2. How many draft cards are turned in at Justice in Chapter 4?
(a) 176.
(b) 707.
(c) 320.
(d) 994.

3. In Chapter 2, what does Mailer say he has sworn not to do, because it will support continued fighting Vietnam?
(a) Read the Washington Post.
(b) Purchase Coors beer.
(c) Turn in aluminum as certain stations.
(d) Pay a 10% increase in the income tax.

4. At which hotel is Mailer staying?
(a) The Marriot.
(b) The Willard.
(c) The Hay-Adams.
(d) The Watergate.

5. What response does Coffin get to his turning in of the draft cards in Chapter 4?
(a) He is refused by the Justice officials.
(b) He gets into a heated argument with the Solicitor General.
(c) He is swarmed by press.
(d) He is arrested.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time in Chapter 8 does Teague begin his lectures again?

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

3. After a term in which of Mailer's books has the band named itself?

4. How does Mailer respond to the band's ritual in Chapter 6?

5. Where do Lowell, Mailer, and Macdonald go after the card return in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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