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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. Who in Chapter 5, is completely enthralled by the band's activities?
(a) Mailer.
(b) Dellinger.
(c) Macdonald.
(d) Lowell.

2. Who performs first in the event of Chapter 5?
(a) Mailer.
(b) Goodman.
(c) Macdonald.
(d) Lowell.

3. What sport does Mailer liken the debate over Vietnam to in Chapter 5?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Football.
(c) Bowling.
(d) Soccer.

4. Which of the following is not one of the aspects of war that Mailer mentions being disagreeable in Chapter 2?
(a) Constant fatigue.
(b) Intestinal agitation.
(c) Trudging through mud.
(d) The omnipresence of death.

5. Who speaks with Mitch Goodman at the Justice Department in Chapter 4?
(a) Noam Chomsky.
(b) Dr. Ben Spock.
(c) Norman Mailer.
(d) Robert Lowell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mailer liken himself to when he begins emceeing in Chapter 5?

2. In Chapter 1, who does Mailer get into a cloyingly complimentary conversation?

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

4. In Chapter 1, what is significant about Mailer's state at the time he is arrested?

5. What is scheduled to happen in Washington, DC, the day that Mailer arrives?

(see the answer key)

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