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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 29-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do "handsome men" deserve suspicion?
(a) They are always self-serving and vain.
(b) They are terrible conversationalists.
(c) The human body is inherently ugly.
(d) They are "ugly" inside.

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 caught sleeping in a hammock.
(d) He was captured after a fierce battle in which he showed his courage.

3. Which of the following is a trait of the Anglo-Saxon race, per "The Anglo-Saxon"?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Weak will.
(c) Cultural superiority.
(d) Bravery.

4. What human flaw does democracy depend upon, according to Mencken?
(a) Vanity.
(b) Greed.
(c) Envy.
(d) Rage.

5. In "The Hills of Zion," why did a woman warn against the reading of books?
(a) Reading would require too much effort.
(b) Only a congregation's preacher should take on the responsibility of reading.
(c) She believed that books are full of snakes and corn cobs.
(d) She asked, What knowledge could exist outside of the Bible?

Short Answer Questions

1. Why might the Anglo-Saxon race have entered into the Spanish-American war, according to Mencken?

2. Why does the typical man have a poor conception of beauty?

3. According to the editor, why were the 1930s Mencken's "downfall"?

4. What stance can Mencken be said to have taken in "Star-Spangled Man"?

5. What did Mencken think about Lincoln's issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation?

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