The Vintage Mencken Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Which man did Mencken dub the "Star-Spangled Man"? (from 19-23)

John Pershing.

Woodrow Wilson.

George Washington.

William Jennings Bryan.

2.

How would Mencken respond to the notion that William Jennings Bryan was an earnest man? (from 29-33)

He was earnest to the public, but in private he was a swindler and schemer.

He was not earnest; he was inherently two-faced.

Earnest or no, he did the right thing in the Scopes monkey trial.

He might have been earnest, but that was about his only admirable quality.

3.

What was the general atmosphere of the Democratic National Convention of 1932, as reported by Mencken? (from 40-44)

A complete circus.

Like Mafia men meeting at a restaurant, as the politicians are all corrupt.

Stuffy and mannered.

Quiet, like a gentlemen's club.

4.

Which of the following describes an Anglo-Saxon soldier, according to Mencken? (from 24-28)

A remarkable physical constitution.

A strong sense of tactics as well as strategy.

A tendency to be able to bore the enemy to death with a long speech.

A cowardice and ready willingness to desert.

5.

How had Wallace behaved in "The Wallace Paranoia"? (from 45-49)

He was convinced there are Communist space aliens.

He was flirting with "most every thing in a dress."

He had been a bumbler and an "ass."

He had managed difficult times with great elegance.

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