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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Mencken's nickname for Chesapeake Bay?
(a) Home of the yummy lobsters.
(b) The protein factory.
(c) The big blue.
(d) Crab central.

2. In "Gore in the Caribees," how was Jose Miguel captured?
(a) He was caught sleeping in a hammock.
(b) Jose Miguel was caught while making a terrorist bomb.
(c) Jose Miguel was caught in bed with a prostitute.
(d) He was captured after a fierce battle in which he showed his courage.

3. Which was NOT a source of terrible smell in the Baltimore of the 1880s, according to Mencken?
(a) The glue factory.
(b) The Back Basin.
(c) The St. Helen's insane asylum.
(d) Wilkins Hair Factory.

4. In "Pater Patriae," which was NOT one of the reasons Mencken admired George Washington?
(a) He was not convinced of the wisdom of common people.
(b) He could cuss up a storm.
(c) He put his trust and authority in intellectuals and lawyers.
(d) He was tough-living, and whiskey-drinking.

5. In "The Baltimore of the Eighties," why does Mencken's mother lament about a trip to the market?
(a) The price of crabs had doubled.
(b) Mencken had stolen some penny candy.
(c) The vendors had started charging for roe.
(d) A pickpocket had stolen her purse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the majority of people lie, according to Mencken?

2. What must modern religions do to "escape absurdity"?

3. Which is one of the stated reasons the editor put the volume together?

4. Which is NOT one of the reasons winters were difficult in 1880s Baltimore?

5. Which was described as Mencken's earliest memory?

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