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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 40-44.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was plutocracy created, according to Mencken?
(a) From the corrupting influence of money.
(b) From a desperate and starving peasant class.
(c) From the ruins of proper aristocracy.
(d) Through dictatorial grabs for power.

2. What does Mencken make synonymous with democracy in "A Blind Spot"?
(a) Hedonism.
(b) Agnosticism.
(c) Totalitarianism.
(d) Puritanism.

3. What was the subject of the first Mencken-written article that was ever published?
(a) A horse robbery.
(b) A high-society party.
(c) Political discontent in Europe.
(d) The gold standard.

4. What kind of presence did Henry Cabot Lodge have, according to Mencken?
(a) Lodge swore often and told dirty jokes, shocking women.
(b) Lodge was powerful and authoritative.
(c) Lodge was meek and soft-voiced.
(d) Lodge was cantankerous and given to bickering.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which was NOT one of the reasons why a Christian wouldn't man cheat on his wife, according to "The Libertine"?

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

3. Which of the following is NOT something that exists as a result of the Anglo-Saxon race, according to Mencken?

4. Which boat captain helped Mencken while in Cuba?

5. In which city did Mencken grow up?

(see the answer key)

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