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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 29-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What moral choice faced Mencken and a cop on New Year's Day, in "Recollections of Notable Cops"?
(a) A dead man was found with a large sum of money in his pocket.
(b) They learned about a corrupt policeman, and had to decide whether to turn the man in.
(c) A prostitute bribed the policeman.
(d) A man clearly beat his wife, but could not be technically arrested.

2. What is a man's usual response to beauty?
(a) Romantic affection.
(b) Highly-violent behavior.
(c) Indifference.
(d) Lust.

3. Why was early Christianity superior to modern Christianity, per "Holy Writ"?
(a) Services took place in cold places, to ensure better concentration.
(b) It featured a lot less sermonizing.
(c) Early Christianity had a less strict interpretation of Biblical stories.
(d) It featured more moral instructions.

4. Why did Mencken curse those who translated the Bible into English?
(a) They made a host of grammatical errors.
(b) They misinterpreted the principles of Jesus Christ.
(c) They made many factual errors.
(d) They made the prose overly flowery and beautiful.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What dominated Puritanism, according to Mencken in "The National Letters"?

2. What was the name of H. L. Mencken's brother?

3. Which was NOT a feature of the ideal aristocracy, according to Mencken?

4. Which of the following was NOT an attribute of an artist, as Mencken describes in "The Artist"?

5. Who were the two attorneys in the Scopes monkey trial?

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