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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. From what era of literature does Mailer saying he is drawing a convention in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) The Victorian Era.
(b) The Romantic Era.
(c) The Neoclassical Era.
(d) The Modernist Era.

2. How many days in jail is Mailer sentenced to in Chapter 9?
(a) 60.
(b) 30.
(c) 5.
(d) 15.

3. How does Mailer describe the MP's face at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Intelligent.
(b) Severe.
(c) Impassive.
(d) Pained.

4. In Chapter 1, who does Mailer get into a cloyingly complimentary conversation?
(a) Robert Lowell.
(b) Paul Goodman.
(c) William Sloane Coffin.
(d) Dwight Macdonald.

5. What game does Mailer play with a cellmate to pass the time in Chapter 5?
(a) Gin rummy.
(b) 20 questions.
(c) Chess.
(d) Poker.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Mailer compare his hangover in Chapter 2?

2. Which of the following is not something Mailer describes as the march begins in Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 8, who is arrested in disproportionate numbers?

4. In Chapter 2, what does Mailer agree to do the protest?

5. How many marchers does the New York Times suggest will be at the Pentagon protest in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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