1. Which of the following was true in regard to statements made by Mencken about chiropractic?
(a) There was no, and would never be, any beneficial effect of chiropractic.
(b) Chiropractors were made up of intellectual heavyweights and aristocrats.
(c) Chiropractic sprang from a perversion of brain science.
(d) The deaths of chiropractic patients was welcome, as it would mean less stupid people in the world.

2. Why, according to Mencken, do virtuous people end up sinning the worst?
(a) To be "virtuous" is a lie: the virtuous are among the most sinful among us.
(b) Virtuous people do difficult work, and this work drives them insane.
(c) The virtuous don't know how to handle sin, and thus get carried away.
(d) Virtuous people give of themselves so much, they are empty inside.

3. Why did Mencken call democracy a "self-limiting disease"?
(a) Democracy achieves equality, and once equality is achieved, democracy has nothing to accomplish.
(b) Democracy is able to place limits on the power of politicians.
(c) Members of the Democratic Party inflict damage on themselves through numerous scandals.
(d) Democracy does damage, but the damage it can do is limited.

4. Which is one of the stated reasons the editor put the volume together?
(a) To introduce the works of H. L. Mencken to a new generation.
(b) To sell books for profit.
(c) To fight charges that Mencken was racist.
(d) To expose the corrupt policies of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

5. What organization did Mencken's father force him to join at age fourteen?
(a) The Boy Scouts of America.
(b) The Junior Achievement League.
(c) Y.M.C.A.
(d) The Baptist Church.