1. In "The National Letters," what was the cause of all the "diseases" which afflict America?
(a) The lack of a proper diet.
(b) The presumption of guilt, rather than innocence, in legal matters.
(c) Organized religion.
(d) The lack of a stable aristocracy.

2. What did Mencken think about Woodrow Wilson's biography of George Washington?
(a) The biography had such a small print run as to be insignificant.
(b) It was poorly written and factually inaccurate.
(c) He was relieved that someone finally showed George Washington for who he really was.
(d) "Woodrow Wilson couldn't shine George Washington's shoes."

3. In "Recollections of Notable Cops," why does Mencken find the idea of a police academy remarkable?
(a) Academies usually teach useless skills; police academies teach useful skills.
(b) Cops in Mencken's younger days were not educated.
(c) Mencken regards policemen as corrupt, vicious brutes.
(d) Mencken states that police academies are contrary to the ideals of democracy.

4. Mencken provided what colorful phrase to describe a woman's body?
(a) A slap-happy seal.
(b) A star-spangled mess.
(c) A drunken dollar-mark.
(d) An hourglass of horrors.

5. How do common folk read the Bible, according to Mencken in "Holy Writ"?
(a) They are fooled by its beautiful prose, and pay no attention to the ideas behind the words.
(b) They find it hilarious, for some strange reason.
(c) They read it, but find nothing to relate to their personal experience.
(d) They don't read the Bible at all, and are illiterate fools.