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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book II, Chapters 7-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mailer carry with him when he leaves the part in Chapter 4?
(a) A handful of crackers and cheese.
(b) A coffee cup of whiskey.
(c) A Havana cigar.
(d) A vase.

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

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 naked.
(d) He is drunk.

4. From what neighborhood in New York are the acquaintances Mailer encounters in Occaquan?
(a) Upper East Side.
(b) Murray Hill.
(c) Hell's Kitchen.
(d) Greenwich Village.

5. During the most brutal conflicts between the police and marchers, what are organizers shouting over loud-speakers?
(a) The war has come home.
(b) They are within the rights of their permits.
(c) The police will face prosecution.
(d) They are not fighting back.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, about how many protesters does Mailer say were arrested in Washington DC?

2. In Chapter 3, what city does the Steering Committee meet in?

3. What vulgar story does Mailer tell the assembled audience in Chapter 6?

4. From what era of literature does Mailer saying he is drawing a convention in the beginning of Chapter 1?

5. Where do the organizers of the March go for breakfast in Chapter 3?

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