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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is a man's usual response to beauty?
(a) Highly-violent behavior.
(b) Lust.
(c) Indifference.
(d) Romantic affection.

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

4. What was the name of H. L. Mencken's brother?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Mitch.
(c) Bud.
(d) Jesse.

5. What, according to Mencken, is "The Incomparable Buzz-Saw"?
(a) The allure of a woman.
(b) A great work of art.
(c) The horrible smells of Baltimore in the 1880s.
(d) War.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which was described as Mencken's earliest memory?

2. Which was one of Mencken's criticisms for Woodrow Wilson?

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

4. What did Mencken think about monogamy, as revealed in "Cavia Cobaya"?

5. What organization did Mencken's father force him to join at age fourteen?

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