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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Mailer respond to the band's ritual in Chapter 6?
(a) He quickly loses interest.
(b) He is enthralled.
(c) He looks about confused.
(d) He is embarrassed.

3. In Chapter 1 of Book II, to whom does the "writer" pass the baton?
(a) The essayist.
(b) The journalist.
(c) The historian.
(d) The revolutionary.

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

5. To what does Mailer compare the MP's on the bus in Chapter 4?
(a) Parents.
(b) Referees.
(c) Substitute teachers.
(d) Keystone cops.

6. In Chapter 4, to what does Mailer compare the people on the bus?
(a) A family reunion.
(b) A rock band on tour.
(c) A group of kindergarteners.
(d) A high school sports team.

7. At what time in Chapter 8 does Teague begin his lectures again?
(a) 12 PM.
(b) 8 AM.
(c) 4 PM.
(d) 5 AM.

8. Counting his current one, how many wives has Mailer had?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

9. What Communist leader's writings is Walter Teague teaching in Chapter 6?
(a) Trotsky.
(b) Lenin.
(c) Castro.
(d) Mao.

10. Which of the following is not something Mailer describes as the march begins in Chapter 4?
(a) Reporters vying for the best shots.
(b) Helicopters flying overhead.
(c) Police beating riot shields.
(d) Cars driving slowly past the march.

11. Which music group is playing at the Pentagon in Chapter 5?
(a) The Band.
(b) The Magic Tramps.
(c) The Fugs.
(d) The New York Dolls.

12. What does the Revolutionary Contingent do during the March, as noted in Chapter 5?
(a) It physically accosts MP's.
(b) It throws eggs at departing Pentagon officials' cars.
(c) It throws malatov cocktails.
(d) It lies prostrate on the lot of the Pentagon.

13. At the beginning of Chapter 4, how long has the crown been waiting to march?
(a) Half an hour.
(b) About one hour.
(c) Fifteen minutes.
(d) Several hours.

14. Why did march planning committee visit the Pentagon numerous times before the march?
(a) To choose the best side to approach.
(b) To take pictures for promotional materials.
(c) To gauge police coverage in the lots.
(d) To speak with security there.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mailer in Chapter 5, how big is the praking lot tot he Pentagon?

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

3. At the end of Chapter 4, between which two individuals does a tension develop?

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

5. Which two gods does Mailer insist the war supports in Chapter 7?

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