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

2. Who in the Volkswagen does the MP subdue in Chapter 2?
(a) Walter Teague.
(b) Mailer.
(c) The "Nazi."
(d) The freedom fighter.

3. What is happening to Mailer at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) He is sleeping under a tree.
(b) He is lying on the ground after being maced.
(c) He is being arrested.
(d) He is giving a television interview.

4. How does Mailer respond to the band's ritual in Chapter 6?
(a) He quickly loses interest.
(b) He is embarrassed.
(c) He is enthralled.
(d) He looks about confused.

5. In Chapter 1, how long does Mailer suggest it will take to accurately understand the value of the March?
(a) 10-20 years.
(b) 100 years.
(c) 40-50 years.
(d) 5-10 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mailer and the Chapter 2 caller spend a period of time after college?

2. What did the performance space in this section used to be used for?

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. What state is the MP from?

5. How does Mailer describe the MP's face at the end of Chapter 1?

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