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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25, Literature, Chapter 26, Literati.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who rules American culture, according to Chapter 10?
(a) Psychologists and doctors.
(b) Quacks such as chiropractors.
(c) The uncivilized mob.
(d) The learned aristocracy.

2. What is Mencken's opinion of the belief that man has a soul, according to Chapter 1?
(a) The notion of a soul has failed to result in more people acting like God.
(b) The notion of a soul has led to unprecedented successes in philosophy and elsewhere.
(c) The notion of a soul is simple, but still very relevant today.
(d) The notion of a soul is humanity's one bright spot.

3. What kind of men does a democracy produce?
(a) Stupid men who can barely master the multiplication tables.
(b) Noble, confident men who do not envy others.
(c) Depressing men full of nostalgia.
(d) Energetic men with too much time on their hands.

4. How do rich people "buy public esteem" according to Mencken?
(a) They donate to charities and to the arts.
(b) They make generous contributions to political campaigns.
(c) They are especially generous to panhandlers.
(d) They buy newspaper ads praising themselves.

5. How has Mencken organized his book?
(a) By length.
(b) By subject.
(c) By date.
(d) By author.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mencken dub "The Lady of Joy"?

2. Mencken begins Chapter 25 with a philosophical discussion of what phenomenon?

3. What is the chief problem with political theorists?

4. In Chapter 7, Mencken notes that there are too few books written about what subject?

5. What effect has intermarriage had on the American South?

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