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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. In Chapter 3, Mailer states that left-wing groups should choose names similar to what?
(a) Motorcycle gangs.
(b) Religious sects.
(c) Right-wing groups.
(d) Fortune 500 companies.

2. What type of quasi-religious ceremony does the music group perform in Chapter 5?
(a) A laying-on of hands.
(b) An exorcism.
(c) A baptism.
(d) A wedding.

3. To what ancient monument does Mailer compare the Pentagon in Chapter 4?
(a) The Pyramids.
(b) The Tower of Babel.
(c) The Colloseum.
(d) The Great Wall.

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

5. How does Mailer dismiss de Grazia from the stage to begin emceeing the night in Chapter 5?
(a) He waltzes him off the stage.
(b) He pushes him over.
(c) He orders him to fetch some water.
(d) He slaps his behind.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many young men in Chapter 3 will go to the Department of Justice to represent those turning in their draft cards?

2. What type of overtones are part of Mailer's speech in Chapter 10?

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

4. What instrument does Mailer keep hearing as he marches to the Washington Memorial in Chapter 2?

5. According to Mailer in Chapter 3, how did Robert Lowell avoid fighting in World War II?

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