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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapters 4-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Mailer and the Chapter 2 caller spend a period of time after college?
(a) The south of Mexico
(b) The military.
(c) Paris.
(d) Havana.

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

3. What sport does Mailer liken the debate over Vietnam to in Chapter 5?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Bowling.
(d) Football.

4. Who is emceeing when Mailer arrives to the theatre in Chapter 5?
(a) Lowell.
(b) Macdonald.
(c) de Grazia.
(d) Goodman.

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 arrested.
(d) He is swarmed by press.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of quasi-religious ceremony does the music group perform in Chapter 5?

2. What is significant about the way Lowell recites his poetry in Chapter 6?

3. Who begins the informal meeting in Chapter 3?

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

5. Which of the following men is not quoted by Mailer is having advocated sensory adjudication in Chapter 2?

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