The Vintage Mencken Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

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

A cowardice and ready willingness to desert.

A strong sense of tactics as well as strategy.

A remarkable physical constitution.

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

2.

Complete the following aphorism found in "Sententiae": "Democracy is..." (from 45-49)

"...the Declaration of Independence after a trip to the dentist for a full root canal."

"...the weapon waved by the fairer sex."

"...the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard."

"...the application of love to money. Everybody's love."

3.

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

World War I.

The Civil War.

World War II.

The War of the Roses.

4.

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

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

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

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

Mencken mocked Pershing for a recent bumbling speech.

5.

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

They responded to his lower class domestic policies.

They threw rotten vegetables at him at the convention.

They were attracted to his lofty rhetoric.

They "clapped like fools" at a recent speech.

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