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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 24-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the nature of the Prince of Wales story Mencken tells in "The Art Eternal"?
(a) The Prince of Wales framed a murderer he could not imprison by lawful means.
(b) The Prince of Wales lied in order to protect the virtues of a woman.
(c) The Prince of Wales begged for alms, in order to display his humility.
(d) The Prince of Wales stole in order to feed his citizens.

2. How was Theodore Dreiser like Joseph Conrad, according to Mencken?
(a) They both seemed to hate women.
(b) They both had a love of pirate adventures and the sea life.
(c) Both men shared an innate pessimism.
(d) Both men were inherently optimistic.

3. Why did Mencken disagree with contemporary assessments of Abraham Lincoln?
(a) Abraham Lincoln did not get nearly enough credit for freeing the slaves, according to Mencken.
(b) Critics praised him as a hero and don't question some dubious sections of his biography.
(c) Critics maligned Lincoln for his handling of the Civil War, and Mencken thinks he did a fine job.
(d) Mencken believed a much broader conspiracy was in place in regards to Lincoln's assassination.

4. What aspect of man-woman relationships are the movies incorrect about, according to Mencken?
(a) There is no such thing as romantic love.
(b) Men don't like to date women younger than themselves.
(c) Women always begin a romance; men are too cowardly.
(d) Handsome men are not sought after by women.

5. What profession should the truth-teller NOT aspire to, according to Mencken?
(a) Owner of a large company.
(b) A jewelry maker.
(c) The President of the United States.
(d) A bartender.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the subject of the first Mencken-written article that was ever published?

2. What one thing did Mencken feel was useful from the contributions of Sigmund Freud?

3. According to Mencken, the intellectual tradition of Whitman and Emerson had been transferred to which man?

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

5. Which of the following describes an Anglo-Saxon soldier, according to Mencken?

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