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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mencken satirize in "Quid Est Veritas"?
(a) Aristocrats.
(b) Those who insisted Latin was not a dead language.
(c) Organized religion.
(d) Country doctors.

2. Which is NOT a reason Mencken gives for admiring Theodore Dreiser?
(a) Dreiser's unique place in the world of literature.
(b) Dreiser's insistence on describing every detail of a scene.
(c) Dreiser's unchanging subject matter and style.
(d) The ability for Dreiser to touch a reader on an emotional level.

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

4. What was the "last straw" that forced Mencken to quit the organization in #16?
(a) The fact that the running track was rectangular.
(b) An evangelical teen in the reading room.
(c) The relentless shouting of his gym teacher.
(d) A painful accident with the horizontal bar.

5. What was the nature of the Prince of Wales story Mencken tells in "The Art Eternal"?
(a) The Prince of Wales begged for alms, in order to display his humility.
(b) The Prince of Wales stole in order to feed his citizens.
(c) The Prince of Wales framed a murderer he could not imprison by lawful means.
(d) The Prince of Wales lied in order to protect the virtues of a woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do saints have in common with scientists?

2. Which boat captain helped Mencken while in Cuba?

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

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

5. What part of Mencken's work is NOT included in the volume?

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