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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a style of dress that marchers wear in Chapter 2?
(a) Sgt. Pepper uniforms.
(b) African dashikis.
(c) Eisenhower jackets.
(d) Turkish shepherd robes.

2. In Chapter 6, how does the audience respond to Mailer's profane tirade?
(a) Halk of them walk out.
(b) They give him a standing ovation.
(c) They boo him.
(d) They applaud politely.

3. How many young men in Chapter 3 will go to the Department of Justice to represent those turning in their draft cards?
(a) About 40.
(b) 10.
(c) About 100.
(d) About 150.

4. What does Goodman in Chapter 2 indicate may happen at the protest?
(a) They may egg the President's care.
(b) Eugene McCarthy may speak.
(c) They may invade the Pentagon.
(d) National press may cover the speeches.

5. What is provided for the young men in Chapter 3's breakfast?
(a) Toasted English muffins.
(b) Granola.
(c) Bananas and cantaloupe.
(d) Peanut butter and bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. What favor has Mailer recently done for Goodman?

2. In Chapter 1, Mailer claims that America's New Left is drawing its political aesthetic from what country?

3. Which of the following men is not quoted by Mailer is having advocated sensory adjudication in Chapter 2?

4. On what day of the week is the march taking place?

5. Whose flattery in Chapter 4 is Mailer suspicious of?

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