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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 40-44.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why might the Anglo-Saxon race have entered into the Spanish-American war, according to Mencken?
(a) The war protected vital interests in the Caribbean.
(b) It was a war they were sure to win.
(c) They knew they could seize the Spanish crown.
(d) They were courageous and foolhardy.

2. What was the subject of "A Good Man Gone Wrong"?
(a) A man who murdered at the request of another man's wife.
(b) A man who heckled an animal at the zoo, and got arrested.
(c) A man who was jailed for protesting World War I.
(d) A man who robbed in order to feed his family.

3. In what way did Mencken mock General John Pershing?
(a) Mencken brought to light the existence of Pershing's mistress.
(b) Mencken made fun of a recent photograph of Pershing wrapped in an American flag.
(c) Mencken mocked Pershing for a recent bumbling speech.
(d) Mencken felt the vast amount of medals pinned to Pershing's uniform makes the man look ridiculous.

4. What human flaw does democracy depend upon, according to Mencken?
(a) Greed.
(b) Rage.
(c) Envy.
(d) Vanity.

5. What problem did Mencken have with Justice Holmes' final court case?
(a) Holmes delivered an hour-long, and completely unnecessary, speech when rendering his verdict.
(b) The case violated the writ of Habeus Corpus.
(c) The case was a clear violation of freedom from double jeopardy.
(d) The case involved a tainted jury pool.

Short Answer Questions

1. Per "Mr. Justice Holmes," which of the following might Mencken say about the legislature as a state organization?

2. Charlie the policeman was charged with which task, in "Recollections of Notable Cops"?

3. What was unique to the American psyche according to Mencken in "Libido for the Ugly"?

4. What was Alistair Cooke's relationship to H. L. Mencken?

5. What do saints have in common with scientists?

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