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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 19-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Mencken, what was the Union fighting for in the Civil War?
(a) Self-governance.
(b) Against the notion of self-determinism.
(c) Profit.
(d) Freedom.

3. What was the nature of the Prince of Wales story Mencken tells in "The Art Eternal"?
(a) The Prince of Wales stole in order to feed his citizens.
(b) The Prince of Wales lied in order to protect the virtues of a woman.
(c) The Prince of Wales framed a murderer he could not imprison by lawful means.
(d) The Prince of Wales begged for alms, in order to display his humility.

4. According to "Text for Newspaper Days," what is modern journalism missing?
(a) Proper attention to art and art history.
(b) Proper fact checking.
(c) Multiple points of view.
(d) A carefree nature.

5. According to Mencken, what was Christianity's history with lying?
(a) One must lie to oneself in order to adhere to religious beliefs.
(b) Lying is not expressly forbidden, and is oftentimes even encouraged.
(c) Lying is a great sin before God.
(d) Every sermon uttered by a priest is a lie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mencken think about Lincoln's issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation?

2. Why was Theodore Dreiser compared to Franz Schubert by Mencken?

3. Mencken provided what colorful phrase to describe a woman's body?

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

5. How did Gene the magistrate handle an overzealous Methodist clergyman?

(see the answer key)

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