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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the central action of the protest Mailer is invited to in Chapter 2?
(a) The obstructing of traffic outside the White House.
(b) The barricading of the Department of Justice.
(c) The turning in of draft cards.
(d) The returning of war medals.

2. In Chapter 6, what does Mailer do after leaving the theatre?
(a) He sleeps backstage.
(b) He goes to another bar.
(c) He goes to the hotel.
(d) He falls asleep in a doorway.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which descriptor best describes Mailer's feelings while watching Lowell speak in Chapter 6?

2. In Chapter 3, what concern does does Goodman have about the route to the Pentagon?

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

4. How does Mailer dismiss de Grazia from the stage to begin emceeing the night in Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 6, how does the audience respond to Mailer's profane tirade?

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