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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. In Chapter 1, what is significant about Mailer's state at the time he is arrested?
(a) He is drunk.
(b) He is naked.
(c) He is sedated.
(d) He is asleep.

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

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

4. According to mailer in Chapter 1, which of the following qualities is definitely not necessary in a protagonist for the story of the March?
(a) He should be an observer.
(b) He should have participated.
(c) He should be an organizer.
(d) He should be a nonpartisan.

5. How long has the audience been waiting when the speakers arrive at the theatre in Chapter 5?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 5 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, Mailer states that left-wing groups should choose names similar to what?

2. Which of Mailer's books is he clinging onto at he enters the theatre in Chapter 5?

3. Which of the following ideas is not something that Mailer declares the young generation believes in more fervently than its forebears in Chapter 1?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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