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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. Which character in Chapter 3 is astounded by the fact that the papers were kind to Mailer's performance and not his?
(a) Paul Goodman.
(b) Dwight Macdonald.
(c) Ed de Grazia.
(d) Robert Lowell.

2. According to Mailer in Chapter 3, how did Robert Lowell avoid fighting in World War II?
(a) He became a foreign correspondent for the AP.
(b) He was a conscientious objector.
(c) He worked in a munitions factory.
(d) He has flat feet.

3. What sources are reviewed through much of Chapter 5?
(a) Dellinger's journals.
(b) Mobilization Committee minutes.
(c) Newspaper articles.
(d) Accounting statements.

4. What word does Mailer use to describe supporters of the ear in Chapter 7?
(a) Lions.
(b) Dodos.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Hawks.

5. Who arrives in in Chapter 4 as the protesters are forming ranks?
(a) The police.
(b) The Black Panthers.
(c) Televisions crews.
(d) Noam Chomsky.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does Mailer determine is the goal of an invasion of the Pentagon?

2. After a term in which of Mailer's books has the band named itself?

3. What does Mailer intimate about his drinking the night before Chapter 1?

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

5. What is Mailer doing in Chapter 5 when a Time Magazine correspondent approaches him?

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