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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 35-39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What human flaw does democracy depend upon, according to Mencken?
(a) Envy.
(b) Rage.
(c) Greed.
(d) Vanity.

2. What was the source of Oliver Wendell Holmes' allure?
(a) His ability to stick to the facts and write sound legal opinions.
(b) His ability to bribe officials at every level of government.
(c) His eloquent, epigrammatic writing style.
(d) His personal charisma and sometimes outrageous court antics.

3. What was the function of the Bill of Rights, per "Mr. Justice Holmes"?
(a) To protect the aristocracy from the low classes.
(b) To protect religion from devil worshippers.
(c) To protect Americans from the tyranny of the state.
(d) To ensure a pistol or shotgun is available in every household.

4. Which of the following could NOT be used to describe Mencken's tone in "Star-Spangled Man"?
(a) Sentimental.
(b) Hyperbolic.
(c) Tongue-in-cheek.
(d) Sarcastic.

5. What was "The Art Eternal" according to Mencken?
(a) Literature.
(b) Lying.
(c) Portrait painting.
(d) Prostitution.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was unique to the American psyche according to Mencken in "Libido for the Ugly"?

2. Which was one of Mencken's criticisms for Woodrow Wilson?

3. What was the subject of "A Good Man Gone Wrong"?

4. In "Star-Spangled Man," Mencken argued that who, besides soldiers, should get medals?

5. What do saints have in common with scientists?

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