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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. Which of the following is not something Mailer is mentioned doing during his emceeing of Chapter 5?
(a) Slurring his speech.
(b) Cursing.
(c) Rambling incoherently.
(d) Sweating through his shirt.

2. In Chapter 3, what concern does does Goodman have about the route to the Pentagon?
(a) Know one knows the route.
(b) The route involves a numer of sudden turns.
(c) There are rumors of roadblocks on the road.
(d) Law enforcement wants them to take the narrowest road.

3. According to the article in Chapter 1, why is Norman Mailer arrested?
(a) He crosses a police line.
(b) He is caught carrying a large bag of marijuana.
(c) He punches a presenter at an awards banquet.
(d) He vomits on the Lincoln Memorial.

4. Where are the protest speakers going when they leave the part at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) The Department of Justice.
(b) The hotel.
(c) A bar.
(d) The theater.

5. What does Mailer forget to give back to the hostess when he leaves the party in Chapter 4?
(a) A copy of his book.
(b) A cloth napkin.
(c) Her husband's necktie.
(d) Her housekey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the central action of the protest Mailer is invited to in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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

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