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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Death, Chapter 8, Government.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mencken's opinion of romantic love?
(a) It is a dangerous farce.
(b) It is a great and noble thing.
(c) Men must only marry for romantic love, and not for other considerations.
(d) It benefits men rather than women.

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

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 pretend to be intelligent, but deep down are quite stupid.
(d) They are completely stupid in thought and deed.

4. Why might "reflective and skeptical men" refrain from suicide?
(a) For the good food in life.
(b) For the sense of humor in life.
(c) For the thrill of physical activity.
(d) For the great women in life.

5. What "call" does Mencken make to America's poets in Chapter 7?
(a) He wishes them to burn all of their poems and drown themselves.
(b) He wishes them to speak upon the beauty of the female figure.
(c) He wishes them to write a funeral service for the damned.
(d) He wishes them to rewrite Ode to a Grecian Urn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mencken believe about the universality of morality?

2. Mencken sees that too often any discussion of suicide is rooted in what incorrect notion?

3. What comparison does Mencken make between man and animal in Chapter 1?

4. What do most women think of their husbands according to Mencken?

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

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