The Armies of the Night: History as a Novel, the Novel as History Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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The Armies of the Night: History as a Novel, the Novel as History Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is scheduled to happen in Washington, DC, the day that Mailer arrives?
(a) A dinner at the Watergate.
(b) A series of speeches at a theatre.
(c) A small concert on the Mall.
(d) A march to the Capitol.

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

3. Where do Lowell, Mailer, and Macdonald go after the card return in Chapter 4?
(a) The hotel.
(b) A hot-dog stand.
(c) A bar.
(d) The Pentagon.

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

5. What other protest speaker is on the same plane as with Mailer in Chapter 3?
(a) Ed de Grazia.
(b) Dwight Macdonald.
(c) Robert Lowell.
(d) Paul Goodman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Ivy League university did both Mailer and the Chapter 2 caller graduate from?

2. Why does Mailer determine it is time to get arrested in the end of Chapter 5?

3. Where are the protest speakers going when they leave the part at the end of Chapter 4?

4. Which descriptor best describes Mailer's feelings while watching Lowell speak in Chapter 6?

5. What sport does Mailer liken the debate over Vietnam to in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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