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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 35-39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mencken satirize in "Quid Est Veritas"?
(a) Those who insisted Latin was not a dead language.
(b) Aristocrats.
(c) Organized religion.
(d) Country doctors.

2. Per "Mr. Justice Holmes," which of the following might Mencken say about the legislature as a state organization?
(a) Despite its flaws, it always acts in the interest of the people.
(b) It is subject to special interests and blackmail.
(c) It is run by the aristocracy.
(d) It is immune to corruption.

3. What would best describe Mencken's attitude toward Oliver Wendell Holmes?
(a) He was a quack chiropractor.
(b) He was a Liberal hero in name only.
(c) He was a fantastic advocate of progressive causes.
(d) His rulings were thoroughly corrupt.

4. Which man did Mencken dub the "Star-Spangled Man"?
(a) John Pershing.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Woodrow Wilson.
(d) William Jennings Bryan.

5. What one thing did Mencken feel was useful from the contributions of Sigmund Freud?
(a) The notion that people could be easily hypnotized.
(b) The notion that lying stemmed from an unconscious place.
(c) The notion that dreams could reveal aspects of our everyday lives.
(d) The notion that "mother issues" were deeply-seated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the subject of "A Good Man Gone Wrong"?

2. What did Mencken, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, feel about the tradition of giving medals in the military?

3. Why does the typical man have a poor conception of beauty?

4. What would best describe how Mencken felt about stage acting?

5. What was the nature of the Prince of Wales story Mencken tells in "The Art Eternal"?

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