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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Mailer compare his hangover in Chapter 2?
(a) A garbage heap.
(b) Napalm.
(c) An atomic bomb.
(d) An earthquake.

2. What is the stated goal of the March, as articulated by the Steering Committee in Chapter 3?
(a) To shut down the war-making machine.
(b) To raise awareness of illegal bombing in Laos and Cambodia.
(c) To end the war in Vietnam.
(d) To draw attention to the cost of the War.

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

4. In Chapter 5, what is Mailer's assessment of the mistake the Revolutionary Contingent made during the march?
(a) It was poorly armed.
(b) It was too spread out.
(c) It acted too soon.
(d) It lacked a clear system of communication.

5. What vulgar story does Mailer tell the assembled audience in Chapter 6?
(a) His urination before the show.
(b) How he ran into a dog on the highway yesterday.
(c) A woman he slept with earlier in the week.
(d) His struggles with intense constipation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Communist leader's writings is Walter Teague teaching in Chapter 6?

2. What is Mailer doing in Chapter 5 when a Time Magazine correspondent approaches him?

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

4. Who in the Volkswagen does the MP subdue in Chapter 2?

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

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