1. What was the subject of Walt Whitman's "Democratic Vistas"?
(a) Whitman's argument that republicanism is much preferred to democracy.
(b) Whitman's desire that a class of intellectuals would rise up to rule America.
(c) Whitman's faith in the common man to rule himself.
(d) The awe-inspiring beauty of several places in America.

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

3. Charlie the policeman was charged with which task, in "Recollections of Notable Cops"?
(a) Organizing the annual policeman's ball.
(b) Investigating a serial pursesnatcher.
(c) Finding and arresting at least a dozen drunkards every shift.
(d) Recruiting craftsmen to refurbish the jail.

4. Why was Theodore Dreiser compared to Franz Schubert by Mencken?
(a) Dreiser and Schubert used whimsy, irony, and a sense of silliness.
(b) Dreiser and Schubert exhibited an uncommon and sometimes perverse imagination.
(c) Dreiser and Schubert didn't know the theory of their arts, but nonetheless they produce valuable work.
(d) Dreiser and Schubert both created work that is "lighter than air."

5. Which was NOT a source of loud noise in the Baltimore of the 1880s, according to Mencken?
(a) Penny candy vendors hawking their candy.
(b) Barking dogs.
(c) Iron tires hitting hard cobblestone streets.
(d) Children singing and yelling in the streets.