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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Morals, Chapter 6, Crime and Punishment.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What subject does Mencken begin his volume with?
(a) The horrors of the carnival.
(b) The automobile.
(c) The mysteries of women.
(d) The nature of man.

3. How intelligent are women according to Mencken?
(a) They pretend to be dumb, but are in fact quite intelligent.
(b) They are usually much more intelligent than men.
(c) They are completely stupid in thought and deed.
(d) They pretend to be intelligent, but deep down are quite stupid.

4. How does Mencken characterize a woman's level of civility?
(a) Women have created their own civilization quite distinct from men.
(b) Women do not submit to civilization and must be coerced.
(c) Women are much more civilized than men.
(d) Women are relatively uncivilized.

5. Punishment for crime is too often what, according to Mencken?
(a) Cruel and unusual.
(b) Hypocritical and dishonest.
(c) The product of poor people exerting influence over the rich.
(d) Effective, which results in the murder of the human spirit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mencken's opinion of romantic love?

2. Why is the "pretty man" hated?

3. What is the purpose of monogamy, according to Mencken?

4. Who is the "ideal citizen of Christendom" according to Chapter 3?

5. What is Mencken's belief about the concept of sin?

(see the answer key)

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