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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 45-49.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Travail," how did the boys going to school in the morning seem to Mencken?
(a) Like they might someday conquer the world.
(b) Tired and sad.
(c) Upbeat and joyous.
(d) Energetic and hopeful.

2. What was Roosevelt's strategy at the Democratic National Convention of 1932?
(a) Roosevelt had a comic struggle to obtain the highest podium, so he might look the tallest.
(b) He wished to rush motions through and bypass parliamentary procedures.
(c) He wished to bribe key officials for the nomination.
(d) He wished to delay as much as possible, and honor every minor parliamentary procedure.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mencken provided what colorful phrase to describe a woman's body?

2. Who presided over the Republican Convention of 1920?

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

4. In "Recollections of Notable Cops," why does Mencken find the idea of a police academy remarkable?

5. What did Mencken attribute to the fall of the "good man" in "A Good Man Gone Wrong"?

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