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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. In Chapter 1, what is significant about Mailer's state at the time he is arrested?
(a) He is asleep.
(b) He is sedated.
(c) He is drunk.
(d) He is naked.

2. What phrase does Mailer use to stand in for any sort of improvised speech?
(a) Orating.
(b) Speaking-in-public.
(c) Winging.
(d) Holding court.

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

4. According to the article in Chapter 1, why is Norman Mailer arrested?
(a) He crosses a police line.
(b) He punches a presenter at an awards banquet.
(c) He is caught carrying a large bag of marijuana.
(d) He vomits on the Lincoln Memorial.

5. Where are the protest speakers going when they leave the part at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) A bar.
(b) The theater.
(c) The Department of Justice.
(d) The hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what concern does does Goodman have about the route to the Pentagon?

2. What sport does Mailer liken the debate over Vietnam to in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 2, what does Mailer agree to do the protest?

4. Where does Chapter 2 take place?

5. Whose flattery in Chapter 4 is Mailer suspicious of?

(see the answer key)

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