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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 10-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which boat captain helped Mencken while in Cuba?
(a) Menocal.
(b) Leonhard.
(c) Demetrio.
(d) Ignacio.

2. Who is the editor of this volume?
(a) William Jennings Bryan.
(b) Alistair Cooke.
(c) H. L. Mencken.
(d) Alfred Knopf.

3. According to "The Incomparable Buzz-Saw," what is a woman's only power?
(a) The power to torture a man through love.
(b) The power to ruin a man's life with divorce.
(c) The power of a house's pursestrings.
(d) The power over her children.

4. What do saints have in common with scientists?
(a) Both corrupt the truth to suit their best interests.
(b) Both unselfishly serve mankind.
(c) Both simply seek the truth.
(d) Both manipulate public opinion to advance their own position.

5. Which decade, according to the author, was Mencken at his best?
(a) The 1940s.
(b) The 1920s.
(c) The 1930s.
(d) The 1910s.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Theodore Dreiser like Joseph Conrad, according to Mencken?

2. What cheeky nickname did Mencken give Theodore Dreiser?

3. Why do the majority of people lie, according to Mencken?

4. Which is NOT a reason Mencken gives for admiring Theodore Dreiser?

5. What does Mencken state about the literary influence(s) of Theodore Dreiser?

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