The Vintage Mencken Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

According to Mencken, how did members of the lower class respond to Wilson? (from 19-23)

They threw rotten vegetables at him at the convention.

They "clapped like fools" at a recent speech.

They were attracted to his lofty rhetoric.

They responded to his lower class domestic policies.

2.

Why was early Christianity superior to modern Christianity, per "Holy Writ"? (from 24-28)

It featured a lot less sermonizing.

It featured more moral instructions.

Services took place in cold places, to ensure better concentration.

Early Christianity had a less strict interpretation of Biblical stories.

3.

What happened when Mencken sent a junior reporter to get him liquor during the Republican National Convention? (from 24-28)

The junior reporter was arrested and spends the night in jail.

The convention organizers caught Mencken and toss him out.

The reporter stole liquor from an aristocrat's secret stash.

The reporter encountered drunken goons, and failed to get any liquor.

4.

In what way did Mencken mock General John Pershing? (from 19-23)

Mencken brought to light the existence of Pershing's mistress.

Mencken felt the vast amount of medals pinned to Pershing's uniform makes the man look ridiculous.

Mencken made fun of a recent photograph of Pershing wrapped in an American flag.

Mencken mocked Pershing for a recent bumbling speech.

5.

What was Roosevelt's strategy at the Democratic National Convention of 1932? (from 40-44)

Roosevelt had a comic struggle to obtain the highest podium, so he might look the tallest.

He wished to bribe key officials for the nomination.

He wished to delay as much as possible, and honor every minor parliamentary procedure.

He wished to rush motions through and bypass parliamentary procedures.

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