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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the art discussed in "The Comedian"?
(a) Stage acting.
(b) Street musicianship.
(c) Television situational comedy.
(d) Pantomime.

3. Why shouldn't men trust other men?
(a) Men can become violent at any moment.
(b) Men lie constantly.
(c) Men can be subject to temptation, and thus betrayal.
(d) Men are only interested in accumulating wealth.

4. In what way did Mencken mock General John Pershing?
(a) Mencken mocked Pershing for a recent bumbling speech.
(b) Mencken brought to light the existence of Pershing's mistress.
(c) Mencken felt the vast amount of medals pinned to Pershing's uniform makes the man look ridiculous.
(d) Mencken made fun of a recent photograph of Pershing wrapped in an American flag.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the flaw of FDR's opponent in the Democratic National Convention of 1932?

2. Who was FDR's chief opponent in the Democratic Convention of 1932?

3. What was the subject of Walt Whitman's "Democratic Vistas"?

4. Why, according to Mencken, do virtuous people end up sinning the worst?

5. What famous speech did Ralph Waldo Emerson deliver in 1837?

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