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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. What did the performance space in this section used to be used for?
(a) A school auditorium.
(b) A vaudville house.
(c) A movie theater.
(d) A church.

2. Which character in Chapter 3 is astounded by the fact that the papers were kind to Mailer's performance and not his?
(a) Robert Lowell.
(b) Dwight Macdonald.
(c) Paul Goodman.
(d) Ed de Grazia.

3. At what theatre is the presentation of Chapter 5 located?
(a) The Arena.
(b) Ford's Theatre.
(c) The National Theatre.
(d) The Ambassador.

4. 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 is swarmed by press.
(c) He gets into a heated argument with the Solicitor General.
(d) He is arrested.

5. How does Mailer dismiss de Grazia from the stage to begin emceeing the night in Chapter 5?
(a) He slaps his behind.
(b) He waltzes him off the stage.
(c) He orders him to fetch some water.
(d) He pushes him over.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the article in Chapter 1, why is Norman Mailer arrested?

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

3. According to mailer in Chapter 1, which of the following qualities is definitely not necessary in a protagonist for the story of the March?

4. What sport does Mailer liken the debate over Vietnam to in Chapter 5?

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

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