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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Statesmen, Chapter 14, American Immortals.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What or who rules the American South?
(a) A love for automobiles and technology.
(b) Secular liberals.
(c) Baptist and Methodist "barbarism".
(d) An aristocratic class.

3. Why does Mencken admire John D. Rockefeller?
(a) For his political acumen.
(b) For his research foundations.
(c) For his larger-than-life lifestyle.
(d) For his business prowess.

4. Why is the culture of the United States deficient, according to Chapter 10?
(a) The U.S. lacks a healthy skepticism for so-called artists.
(b) The U.S. lacks social programs for the poor.
(c) The U.S. lacks a sound monetary policy.
(d) The U.S. lacks a civilized aristocracy.

5. What is Mencken's belief about the concept of sin?
(a) Sin is a made-up term, and does not really exist.
(b) Sin is just another word for good deed; it's all relative.
(c) Sin is the reason why children are born.
(d) Sin is real, and exists all around us.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of people are most often forgotten by historical records, per Chapter 12?

2. Why is the "pretty man" hated?

3. Which is NOT one of Mencken's view of humankind as expressed in Chapter 1?

4. What is the chief problem with political theorists?

5. At what event did Mencken first personally encounter William Jennings Bryan?

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