The Vintage Mencken Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

According to Mencken, the intellectual tradition of Whitman and Emerson had been transferred to which man? (from 15-18)

Van Wyck Brooks.

Jose Miguel Gomez.

Theodore Dreiser.

William Jennings Bryan.

2.

What quotation did Mencken borrow from Theodore Dreiser in "Cavia Cobaya"? (from 15-18)

Does the temperate, invulnerable man ever give in to the sins of alcohol?

Does a woman of considerable means ever want for a man of inconsiderable means?

Does the average strong, successful man confine himself to one woman?

Does a man of moderate means never aspire to great wealth?

3.

What aspect of old-time education did Mencken miss most in modern education? (from 35-39)

Corporal punishment.

The tolling of the dinner triangle.

The insistence on only male teachers.

The charm of the one-room schoolhouse.

4.

In "The National Letters," what was the cause of all the "diseases" which afflict America? (from 15-18)

The presumption of guilt, rather than innocence, in legal matters.

The lack of a proper diet.

The lack of a stable aristocracy.

Organized religion.

5.

Which war was General John Pershing most famously involved in? (from 19-23)

The War of the Roses.

The Civil War.

World War II.

World War I.

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