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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do common folk read the Bible, according to Mencken in "Holy Writ"?
(a) They read it, but find nothing to relate to their personal experience.
(b) They are fooled by its beautiful prose, and pay no attention to the ideas behind the words.
(c) They don't read the Bible at all, and are illiterate fools.
(d) They find it hilarious, for some strange reason.

2. Which boat captain helped Mencken while in Cuba?
(a) Ignacio.
(b) Demetrio.
(c) Menocal.
(d) Leonhard.

3. How did Mencken describe the music of Puccini?
(a) "Silver macaroni, exquisitely tangled."
(b) "Two intertwined dogs yapping at each other."
(c) "Two embalmers at work upon a minor poet."
(d) "A dozen wind chimes in a hurricane."

4. Which was NOT one of the reasons why a Christian wouldn't man cheat on his wife, according to "The Libertine"?
(a) He didn't have the courage.
(b) He was too fatigued by all the Christian rules he must follow.
(c) He had a conscience to tell him no.
(d) He didn't have the money to support a mistress.

5. What was "The Art Eternal" according to Mencken?
(a) Portrait painting.
(b) Literature.
(c) Lying.
(d) Prostitution.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Mencken feel about "American thinking"?

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

4. According to "The Incomparable Buzz-Saw," what is a woman's only power?

5. According to "Quid Est Veritas?," what kind of religion professes to know God exactly and completely?

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