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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. What other protest speaker is on the same plane as with Mailer in Chapter 3?
(a) Ed de Grazia.
(b) Dwight Macdonald.
(c) Paul Goodman.
(d) Robert Lowell.

2. In Chapter 6, Mailer acknowledges that what was present on both sides of the line at the Pentagon?
(a) Lethargy.
(b) Terror.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Animosity.

3. Where does Chapter 2 take place?
(a) A publishing house.
(b) A New York bistro.
(c) An office on I Street.
(d) Mailer's den.

4. What does Mailer tell Fontain about his arrest in Chapter 1?
(a) It is not the first time he has been in handcuffs.
(b) It is unjust.
(c) It was done correctly.
(d) It will not stop the cause.

5. What is Donald Kalish's profession?
(a) He is a news reporter.
(b) He is a professor.
(c) He is a priest.
(d) He is a writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mailer carry with him when he leaves the part in Chapter 4?

2. How does Mailer offend the hostess in Chapter 4?

3. Which of the following is not something Mailer describes as the march begins in Chapter 4?

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

5. Which of the following is not one of the aspects of war that Mailer mentions being disagreeable in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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