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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 35-39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What dominated Puritanism, according to Mencken in "The National Letters"?
(a) The simple necessities of food, clothing, and shelter.
(b) Fear, and the suspicion of art.
(c) Free-thinking men of purpose.
(d) Religious tomfoolery.

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

4. Which was NOT a challenge to the schoolboy Mencken mentioned in "Travail"?
(a) They were taught lessons no one has an interest in.
(b) They were taught by teachers they don't respect.
(c) They were forced to be babysat against their will.
(d) They were trying to learn things that are above their intellectual ability.

5. In "Gore in the Caribees," what was Mencken's perspective on the revolution in Cuba?
(a) Mencken was fervently pro-Cuba, and travels to the country to engage in propaganda.
(b) Mencken thought it is newsworthy, and he asks to cover it.
(c) Mencken refused to cover the event, and is fired by his newspaper.
(d) Mencken thought the event is not newsworthy, and only reluctantly does he travel to cover it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which city did Mencken grow up?

2. What was the subject of "A Good Man Gone Wrong"?

3. Which boat captain helped Mencken while in Cuba?

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

5. What was the art discussed in "The Comedian"?

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