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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 5-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which city did Mencken grow up?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Pittsburgh.
(d) Cincinnati.

2. In "Pater Patriae," which was NOT one of the reasons Mencken admired George Washington?
(a) He was not convinced of the wisdom of common people.
(b) He was tough-living, and whiskey-drinking.
(c) He could cuss up a storm.
(d) He put his trust and authority in intellectuals and lawyers.

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

4. 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.

5. Who was the president of Cuba when Mencken visited the country in "Gore in the Caribees"?
(a) Menocal.
(b) Leonhard.
(c) Jose Miguel.
(d) Teodorio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mencken state about the literary influence(s) of Theodore Dreiser?

2. How did Gene the magistrate handle an overzealous Methodist clergyman?

3. In "Gore in the Caribees," what was Mencken's perspective on the revolution in Cuba?

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

5. What was the name of H. L. Mencken's brother?

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