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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not an area that the attorney of Chapter 4 gets permission for protest activity?
(a) The Washington Monument.
(b) The north lot of the Pentagon.
(c) The road leading to the Pentagon.
(d) The Lincoln Memorial.

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

3. What does Mailer tell Fontain about his arrest in Chapter 1?
(a) It will not stop the cause.
(b) It is not the first time he has been in handcuffs.
(c) It is unjust.
(d) It was done correctly.

4. How is Mailer dressed for court in Chapter 9?
(a) He is naked.
(b) A tee shirt and jeans.
(c) A dashiki.
(d) A vest, tie, and cufflinks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Revolutionary Contingent do during the March, as noted in Chapter 5?

2. What is the highest estimate given in Chapter 5 for the number of marchers who may attend?

3. Why does Mailer determine it is time to get arrested in the end of Chapter 5?

4. Which of the following militant groups chooses to sit and hold their ground at the March?

5. What is happening to Mailer at the end of Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What permits does the Mobilization Committee get in Chapter 4?

2. How does Mailer fair in court in Chapter 9?

3. What reasons does Mailer list in Chapter 7 for people to be against the war?

4. How is the crowd becoming unruly in Chapter 4?

5. Describe the more extreme voices in the march planning as discussed in Chapter 5.

6. What conclusion does Mailer draw from two articles at the end of Chapter 6?

7. Describe the mood of the crown in the beginning of Chapter 4.

8. What fracas does Mailer get into in Chapter 2?

9. What do the Fugs do at the Pentagon in Chapter 5?

10. What train of people following the the march in Chapter 4?

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