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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. According to Mailer in Chapter 3, how did Robert Lowell avoid fighting in World War II?
(a) He became a foreign correspondent for the AP.
(b) He has flat feet.
(c) He worked in a munitions factory.
(d) He was a conscientious objector.

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

3. What does Mailer state in Chapter 5 is the best course of action if you cannot please a liberal hostess?
(a) Apologize profusely.
(b) Get her a gift basket.
(c) Slip out inconspiculously.
(d) Wrong her completely.

4. Who performs first in the event of Chapter 5?
(a) Goodman.
(b) Mailer.
(c) Macdonald.
(d) Lowell.

5. Whose "dwarf alter ego" did Mailer claim to be at the Ambassador speech, according to Macdonald in Chapter 3?
(a) Ben Franklin's.
(b) Lyndon Johnson's.
(c) Abbie Hoffman's.
(d) William Burroughs'.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mailer take from de Grazia in Chapter 4?

2. What does Mailer forget to give back to the hostess when he leaves the party in Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 2, what does Mailer specifically not want done to him at the protest, should the police sweep in?

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

5. In Chapter 2, what does Mailer say he has sworn not to do, because it will support continued fighting Vietnam?

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