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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What famous speech did Ralph Waldo Emerson deliver in 1837?
(a) The American Scholar.
(b) The Pride of European Intellectualism.
(c) The Merits of Monogamy.
(d) The Awfulness of War.

2. According to "Quid Est Veritas?," what kind of religion professes to know God exactly and completely?
(a) American religions.
(b) Admirable religions.
(c) Perfect religions.
(d) Primitive religions.

3. Where did the Scopes monkey trial take place?
(a) Baltimore, Maryland.
(b) Dayton, Tennessee.
(c) St. Louis, Missouri.
(d) Chicago, Illinois.

4. According to the editor, why were the 1930s Mencken's "downfall"?
(a) The hardships in the country changed popular sentiment.
(b) Mencken's severe illness limited his output.
(c) Mencken spent most of the decade in Europe.
(d) President FDR waged a battle of personal attacks against Mencken.

5. According to "Text for Newspaper Days," what is modern journalism missing?
(a) Multiple points of view.
(b) Proper fact checking.
(c) A carefree nature.
(d) Proper attention to art and art history.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Mencken with at a Bach concert in Pennsylvania when he decided to get some liquor?

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

3. Which book was Mencken's touchstone into literature?

4. Who were the two attorneys in the Scopes monkey trial?

5. What was the subject of "The Noble Experiment"?

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