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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 an observer.
(c) He should be an organizer.
(d) He should be a nonpartisan.

2. What does Goodman in Chapter 2 indicate may happen at the protest?
(a) National press may cover the speeches.
(b) They may invade the Pentagon.
(c) They may egg the President's care.
(d) Eugene McCarthy may speak.

3. What phrase does Mailer use to stand in for any sort of improvised speech?
(a) Speaking-in-public.
(b) Holding court.
(c) Winging.
(d) Orating.

4. In Chapter 1, what is significant about Mailer's state at the time he is arrested?
(a) He is asleep.
(b) He is sedated.
(c) He is naked.
(d) He is drunk.

5. Where do the organizers of the March go for breakfast in Chapter 3?
(a) Another hotel.
(b) A church.
(c) A bar.
(d) A union hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mailer's primary complaint about the performance space?

2. What crime would Mailer be guilty of in returning young men's draft cards during the march, according to the statement in Chapter 2?

3. What vulgar story does Mailer tell the assembled audience in Chapter 6?

4. In Chapter 5, who attempts to silence de Grazia and Mailer as they squabble onstage?

5. In Chapter 6, how does Mailer characterize Macdonald politically?

(see the answer key)

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