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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city was featured in "The Libido for the Ugly"?
(a) Washington, D. C.
(b) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
(c) Dayton, Ohio.
(d) Baltimore, Maryland.

2. In what way did Mencken mock General John Pershing?
(a) Mencken mocked Pershing for a recent bumbling speech.
(b) Mencken made fun of a recent photograph of Pershing wrapped in an American flag.
(c) Mencken felt the vast amount of medals pinned to Pershing's uniform makes the man look ridiculous.
(d) Mencken brought to light the existence of Pershing's mistress.

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

4. What problem did Mencken have with Justice Holmes' final court case?
(a) Holmes delivered an hour-long, and completely unnecessary, speech when rendering his verdict.
(b) The case violated the writ of Habeus Corpus.
(c) The case was a clear violation of freedom from double jeopardy.
(d) The case involved a tainted jury pool.

5. What, according to Mencken, is "The Incomparable Buzz-Saw"?
(a) War.
(b) The horrible smells of Baltimore in the 1880s.
(c) The allure of a woman.
(d) A great work of art.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "Quid Est Veritas?," what kind of religion professes to know God exactly and completely?

2. Which war was General John Pershing most famously involved in?

3. What must modern religions do to "escape absurdity"?

4. Which man did Mencken dub the "Star-Spangled Man"?

5. According to Mencken, how did members of the lower class respond to Wilson?

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