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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 is not a reason Mailer gives for a person's opposition to the War in Chapter 7?
(a) He is afraid of the draft.
(b) He believes it is an unjust war.
(c) He is a pacifist.
(d) He has Communist sympathies.

2. According to mailer in Chapter 1, which of the following qualities is definitely not necessary in a protagonist for the story of the March?
(a) He should have participated.
(b) He should be a nonpartisan.
(c) He should be an organizer.
(d) He should be an observer.

3. What city is Mailer in at the end of this section?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Washington, DC.
(c) New York.
(d) Philadelphia.

4. Which of the following titles is not one that Mailer the narrator gives himself, Lowell, and Macdonald in Chapter 4?
(a) The Critic.
(b) The Novelist.
(c) The Poet.
(d) The Journalist.

5. Which of the following is not something Mailer describes as the march begins in Chapter 4?
(a) Helicopters flying overhead.
(b) Police beating riot shields.
(c) Reporters vying for the best shots.
(d) Cars driving slowly past the march.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mailer in Chapter 5, how big is the praking lot tot he Pentagon?

2. How many young men in Chapter 3 will go to the Department of Justice to represent those turning in their draft cards?

3. How does Mailer signal that he wants to be arrested at the beginning of Chapter 6?

4. In Chapter 2, what word does Mailer want to tell Mitch Goodman to shove?

5. What is Donald Kalish's profession?

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