1. What was the result of Mencken's attempt to trace the lineage of the Anglo-Saxon race?
(a) Mencken claimed, sarcastically, that he himself represents the apex of the race.
(b) It was too complicated, and he gave up.
(c) He pointed out that the race was never the same after a battle in 1066.
(d) He traced it to a tribe in Western Africa.

2. In "The Baltimore of the Eighties," why does Mencken's mother lament about a trip to the market?
(a) Mencken had stolen some penny candy.
(b) The price of crabs had doubled.
(c) The vendors had started charging for roe.
(d) A pickpocket had stolen her purse.

3. What did Mencken think about Lincoln's issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation?
(a) Lincoln was tricked into issuing the proclamation by business interests.
(b) Lincoln delayed releasing the proclamation until a politically-favorable time.
(c) Lincoln was doing the bidding of "Black Republicans" by releasing the proclamation.
(d) Lincoln issued the proclamation in a desperate and emotionally-troubled state.

4. According to Mencken, what if there had not been a Civil War in the United States?
(a) The South would have retained slavery as an institution.
(b) The South would have been devastated economically.
(c) The South would be a desolate place full of "cow towns" with no culture.
(d) The South would have gotten rid of slavery anyway.

5. According to Mencken, how did members of the lower class respond to Wilson?
(a) They "clapped like fools" at a recent speech.
(b) They responded to his lower class domestic policies.
(c) They threw rotten vegetables at him at the convention.
(d) They were attracted to his lofty rhetoric.