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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 does Mailer claim the young generation hates more than anything else?
(a) Authority.
(b) War.
(c) The free market.
(d) Poverty.

2. How does Mailer offend the hostess in Chapter 4?
(a) He forgets her name.
(b) He breaks her toilet.
(c) He refuses dinner.
(d) He call her a loon.

3. What instrument does Mailer keep hearing as he marches to the Washington Memorial in Chapter 2?
(a) Trumpet.
(b) Saxophone.
(c) Snare drum.
(d) Guitar.

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

5. How many young men in Chapter 3 will go to the Department of Justice to represent those turning in their draft cards?
(a) About 100.
(b) 10.
(c) About 40.
(d) About 150.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is provided for the young men in Chapter 3's breakfast?

2. What good news does John Boyle give Mailer in Chapter 3?

3. Where do Lowell, Mailer, and Macdonald go after the card return in Chapter 4?

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

5. What phrase does Mailer use to stand in for any sort of improvised speech?

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