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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Democracy, Chapter 10, Americans.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the "believer" type of person inevitably do?
(a) Betrays friends as well as lovers.
(b) Thinks they are better than everyone.
(c) Annoys the company he or she is with.
(d) Maintains a faith in the improbable.

2. What does Mencken believe about the universality of morality?
(a) Morality is universal, and differences between moral systems are small.
(b) Morality depends upon the language one speaks.
(c) Morality is specific to a particular individual.
(d) Morality is specific to regions of the world.

3. What is the "altruist" motivated by?
(a) Being uncomfortable with unhappy people around him or her.
(b) A divine inspiration.
(c) Out and out greed.
(d) A selfish sense of self-worth.

4. Which is NOT one of the qualities of Anglo-Saxons Mencken points to in Chapter 10?
(a) Yearning to constantly improve.
(b) Pure blooded.
(c) Rational and free of superstition.
(d) Self-congratulatory.

5. What does democracy ruin, according to Mencken?
(a) Common sense.
(b) Individual greatness.
(c) The means of production.
(d) Wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How intelligent are women according to Mencken?

2. Punishment for crime is too often what, according to Mencken?

3. What is the proper function of punishment for crimes?

4. What subject does Mencken begin his volume with?

5. In "female novels," how are males portrayed according to Mencken?

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