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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, how long does Mailer suggest it will take to accurately understand the value of the March?
(a) 40-50 years.
(b) 5-10 years.
(c) 100 years.
(d) 10-20 years.

2. What response does Coffin get to his turning in of the draft cards in Chapter 4?
(a) He gets into a heated argument with the Solicitor General.
(b) He is swarmed by press.
(c) He is refused by the Justice officials.
(d) He is arrested.

3. In Chapter 1, what does Mailer determine is the goal of an invasion of the Pentagon?
(a) To obstruct the daily activity of the Pentagon.
(b) To achieve publicity for the next day's events.
(c) To wound the American military symbolically.
(d) To provide Paul Goodman a platform to self-promote.

4. In Chapter 2, what drug does Mailer repeatedly decry?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Mescaline.
(c) Heroin.
(d) LSD.

5. What did the performance space in this section used to be used for?
(a) A movie theater.
(b) A vaudville house.
(c) A church.
(d) A school auditorium.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what does Mailer agree to do the protest?

2. Which social or literary figure calls Mailer in Chapter 2?

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

4. In Chapter 6, what does Mailer do after leaving the theatre?

5. Who is emceeing when Mailer arrives to the theatre in Chapter 5?

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