1. What did Mencken think about Lincoln's issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation?
(a) Lincoln was tricked into issuing the proclamation by business interests.
(b) Lincoln was doing the bidding of "Black Republicans" by releasing the proclamation.
(c) Lincoln delayed releasing the proclamation until a politically-favorable time.
(d) Lincoln issued the proclamation in a desperate and emotionally-troubled state.

2. What problem did Mencken have with Justice Holmes' final court case?
(a) The case was a clear violation of freedom from double jeopardy.
(b) The case involved a tainted jury pool.
(c) The case violated the writ of Habeus Corpus.
(d) Holmes delivered an hour-long, and completely unnecessary, speech when rendering his verdict.

3. In "Recollections of Notable Cops," why does Mencken find the idea of a police academy remarkable?
(a) Mencken states that police academies are contrary to the ideals of democracy.
(b) Academies usually teach useless skills; police academies teach useful skills.
(c) Mencken regards policemen as corrupt, vicious brutes.
(d) Cops in Mencken's younger days were not educated.

4. According to Mencken, what if there had not been a Civil War in the United States?
(a) The South would have been devastated economically.
(b) The South would have retained slavery as an institution.
(c) The South would have gotten rid of slavery anyway.
(d) The South would be a desolate place full of "cow towns" with no culture.

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