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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29, Buffooneries, Chapter 30, Sententiae, Chapter 31, Appendix.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 rewrite Ode to a Grecian Urn.
(c) He wishes them to speak upon the beauty of the female figure.
(d) He wishes them to write a funeral service for the damned.

2. What is "one of the most valuable human possessions" according to Mencken in Chapter 16?
(a) Spatial awareness.
(b) Dignity.
(c) The ability to do simple math.
(d) The reputation of being rich.

3. In Chapter 15, Mencken expresses surprise that no one has violated the tomb of which man?
(a) Charles Joseph Bonaparte.
(b) Oliver Wendell Holmes.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Grover Cleveland.

4. Who did the Black Plague mostly kill off, according to Mencken?
(a) Monarchs of low intelligence.
(b) Proletarians of low intelligence.
(c) Monarchs of high intelligence.
(d) Proletarians of high intelligence.

5. Which is NOT one of the qualities Mencken ascribes to William Jennings Bryan?
(a) Insanity.
(b) Preference to keep in the company of intellectuals.
(c) Charlatanism.
(d) Lack of dignity.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Mencken's view of chiropractors?

4. What was "unusual" about Mr. Gray?

5. What is the fundamental flaw of the democratic style of government?

(see the answer key)

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