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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 10-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the editor of this volume?
(a) H. L. Mencken.
(b) Alistair Cooke.
(c) William Jennings Bryan.
(d) Alfred Knopf.

3. Which decade, according to the author, was Mencken at his best?
(a) The 1920s.
(b) The 1910s.
(c) The 1940s.
(d) The 1930s.

4. Why do the majority of people lie, according to Mencken?
(a) They are unhappy with their lot in life.
(b) They are fearful of being arrested.
(c) They lie for profit.
(d) They lie for fame.

5. What does Mencken call a man who resists the charms of women?
(a) A most disgusting cad.
(b) A most distinguished gentleman.
(c) An exceedingly wise stone statue.
(d) A most rare beast indeed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Alistair Cooke's relationship to H. L. Mencken?

2. According to Mencken, what was Christianity's history with lying?

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

4. What one thing did Mencken feel was useful from the contributions of Sigmund Freud?

5. What does Mencken make synonymous with democracy in "A Blind Spot"?

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