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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Mailer certain the MP in Chapter 6 is not going to hit him?
(a) He does not have a club.
(b) He is black.
(c) He says he is a fan.
(d) His hand is trembling.

2. Which of the following militant groups chooses to sit and hold their ground at the March?
(a) SDS.
(b) The Black Panthers.
(c) The Symbionese Liberation Army.
(d) The Weathermen.

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

4. Who is waiting her Mailer when he arrives at booking in Occoquan at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) His documentary crew.
(b) His wife.
(c) Mitch Goodman.
(d) A hired driver and car to the airport.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mailer's lawyer in Chapter 9?

2. At what theatre is the presentation of Chapter 5 located?

3. What word does Mailer use to describe supporters of the ear in Chapter 7?

4. What left-wing attorney does the Mobilization Committee meet with in Chapter 4?

5. Which music group is playing at the Pentagon in Chapter 5?

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