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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 19-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is democracy's "aim," according to Mencken?
(a) To pull everyone down to the same level.
(b) To indoctrinate everyone in religious "poppycock."
(c) To ensure great wealth for all.
(d) To protect the children of a society.

2. What aspect of man-woman relationships are the movies incorrect about, according to Mencken?
(a) Handsome men are not sought after by women.
(b) There is no such thing as romantic love.
(c) Men don't like to date women younger than themselves.
(d) Women always begin a romance; men are too cowardly.

3. What was Theodore Dreiser's national and ethnic background?
(a) German.
(b) French.
(c) Swedish.
(d) American.

4. Which historical figure did Mencken ridicule by stating he was known as a "plaster saint"?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Napoleon Bonaparte.
(c) Theodore Dreiser.
(d) George Washington.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What quotation did Mencken borrow from Theodore Dreiser in "Cavia Cobaya"?

2. Why was Theodore Dreiser compared to Franz Schubert by Mencken?

3. What was the subject of the first Mencken-written article that was ever published?

4. In "The National Letters," what was the cause of all the "diseases" which afflict America?

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

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