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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Gore in the Caribees," what was Mencken's perspective on the revolution in Cuba?
(a) Mencken was fervently pro-Cuba, and travels to the country to engage in propaganda.
(b) Mencken thought the event is not newsworthy, and only reluctantly does he travel to cover it.
(c) Mencken thought it is newsworthy, and he asks to cover it.
(d) Mencken refused to cover the event, and is fired by his newspaper.

2. What was Mencken's nickname for Chesapeake Bay?
(a) Crab central.
(b) The big blue.
(c) The protein factory.
(d) Home of the yummy lobsters.

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

4. What organization did Mencken's father force him to join at age fourteen?
(a) The Boy Scouts of America.
(b) The Baptist Church.
(c) The Junior Achievement League.
(d) Y.M.C.A.

5. Which is NOT one of the reasons winters were difficult in 1880s Baltimore?
(a) Water pipes could burst.
(b) The cold was severe, and furnaces did not help much.
(c) Snow caused many roofs to cave in.
(d) Cellars could flood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gene the magistrate do with respect to an old man in his court accused of wife beating?

2. Charlie the policeman was charged with which task, in "Recollections of Notable Cops"?

3. In which city did Mencken grow up?

4. Which is NOT a reason Mencken gives for admiring Theodore Dreiser?

5. What cheeky nickname did Mencken give Theodore Dreiser?

(see the answer key)

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