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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Mailer's books is he clinging onto at he enters the theatre in Chapter 5?
(a) The Executioner's Song.
(b) Why Are We in Vietnam?
(c) The White Negro.
(d) The Naked and the Dead.

2. Which descriptor best describes Mailer's feelings while watching Lowell speak in Chapter 6?
(a) Enamored.
(b) Bored.
(c) Langorous.
(d) Envious.

3. Who performs first in the event of Chapter 5?
(a) Macdonald.
(b) Goodman.
(c) Lowell.
(d) Mailer.

4. How does the audience respond to Lowell's poem in Chapter 6?
(a) They give a standing ovation.
(b) They offer polite applause.
(c) They leave.
(d) They sit impassively.

5. At what theatre is the presentation of Chapter 5 located?
(a) The Arena.
(b) The Ambassador.
(c) Ford's Theatre.
(d) The National Theatre.

Short Answer Questions

1. What favor has Mailer recently done for Goodman?

2. Which of the following is not something Mailer is mentioned doing during his emceeing of Chapter 5?

3. Which social or literary figure calls Mailer in Chapter 2?

4. With whom does Mailer get into a shouting matching in Chapter 6?

5. Why does Mailer's conversation with Macdonald become awkward in Chapter 4?

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