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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 10-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which decade, according to the author, was Mencken at his best?
(a) The 1910s.
(b) The 1920s.
(c) The 1930s.
(d) The 1940s.

2. What was Theodore Dreiser's national and ethnic background?
(a) Swedish.
(b) American.
(c) German.
(d) French.

3. What part of Mencken's work is NOT included in the volume?
(a) Mencken's esoteric views on art and art history.
(b) Mencken's work on language and grammar.
(c) Mencken's nostalgic musings on Baltimore.
(d) Mencken's political discourse of the 1920s.

4. What organization did Mencken's father force him to join at age fourteen?
(a) The Boy Scouts of America.
(b) Y.M.C.A.
(c) The Baptist Church.
(d) The Junior Achievement League.

5. How was Theodore Dreiser like Joseph Conrad, according to Mencken?
(a) Both men shared an innate pessimism.
(b) They both seemed to hate women.
(c) Both men were inherently optimistic.
(d) They both had a love of pirate adventures and the sea life.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the editor, why were the 1930s Mencken's "downfall"?

2. According to "The Incomparable Buzz-Saw," what is a woman's only power?

3. What was "The Art Eternal" according to Mencken?

4. According to Mencken, what kind of books did Theodore Dreiser produce?

5. What did Mencken satirize in "Quid Est Veritas"?

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