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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. In Chapter 2, what does Mailer agree to do the protest?
(a) Speak at it.
(b) Cover it for the Village Voice.
(c) Stay away from it.
(d) Be photographed with the organizer.

2. In Chapter 5, who attempts to silence de Grazia and Mailer as they squabble onstage?
(a) Macdonald.
(b) Lowell.
(c) Goodman.
(d) The Time Magazine reporter.

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

4. On what day of the week is the march taking place?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Tuesday.

5. Which of the following writers is not speaking at the protest?
(a) Ed de Grazia.
(b) Dwight Macdonald.
(c) Susan Sontag.
(d) Robert Lowell.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, how does Mailer characterize Macdonald politically?

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

4. How many young men in Chapter 3 will go to the Department of Justice to represent those turning in their draft cards?

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

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