1. How was Mencken able to get a taxi driver to drive him to a speakeasy in Pennsylvania?
(a) He threatened the driver with jail time.
(b) He showed the driver the musical score from a Bach concert.
(c) He agreed to write an article about the driver.
(d) He gave the driver a ten dollar bill.

2. How did Mencken appraise Valentino in their dinner meeting?
(a) Valentino was a noble soul questioning his vulgar acting profession.
(b) Valentino was a genius who would be better suited as a scientist or engineer.
(c) Valentino was a ham actor of the highest order.
(d) Valentino was a brute who did not deserve his fame or money.

3. Why did Valentino invite Mencken to dinner?
(a) To challenge him to a duel for libel.
(b) To beg him to ask a young woman out on a date for him.
(c) To ask for advice about a fight with a New York newspaper.
(d) To advise him on whether or not to take an upcoming film role.

4. What criticism did Mencken have for the effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?
(a) It freed slaves all at once, when it should have done it in a gradual way.
(b) It directly led to the Battle of Shiloh.
(c) It only freed specific slaves, and not all slaves.
(d) It freed all slaves, when to preserve peace it should have freed only some.

5. What did Mencken feel about "American thinking"?
(a) It is cautious, yet optimistic.
(b) It is bold and visionary.
(c) It is timid and superficial.
(d) It is full of awesome promise.