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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Gene the magistrate do with respect to an old man in his court accused of wife beating?
(a) Gene applauded the man for keeping his wife well-behaved.
(b) Gene put him in jail for two years.
(c) Gene had the court bailiff beat the man, just as he had beat his wife.
(d) Gene threatened the man with made-up punishments to get him to reform.

2. In "Gore in the Caribees," how was Jose Miguel captured?
(a) Jose Miguel was caught while making a terrorist bomb.
(b) Jose Miguel was caught in bed with a prostitute.
(c) He was captured after a fierce battle in which he showed his courage.
(d) He was caught sleeping in a hammock.

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

4. What part of Mencken's work is NOT included in the volume?
(a) Mencken's esoteric views on art and art history.
(b) Mencken's work on language and grammar.
(c) Mencken's nostalgic musings on Baltimore.
(d) Mencken's political discourse of the 1920s.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Theodore Dreiser's national and ethnic background?

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

3. According to Mencken, what kind of books did Theodore Dreiser produce?

4. Which is one of the stated reasons the editor put the volume together?

5. In "Pater Patriae," which was NOT one of the reasons Mencken admired George Washington?

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