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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 35-39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What aspect of man-woman relationships are the movies incorrect about, according to Mencken?
(a) There is no such thing as romantic love.
(b) Handsome men are not sought after by women.
(c) Men don't like to date women younger than themselves.
(d) Women always begin a romance; men are too cowardly.

2. Why shouldn't men trust other men?
(a) Men can be subject to temptation, and thus betrayal.
(b) Men can become violent at any moment.
(c) Men are only interested in accumulating wealth.
(d) Men lie constantly.

3. What one thing did Mencken feel was useful from the contributions of Sigmund Freud?
(a) The notion that dreams could reveal aspects of our everyday lives.
(b) The notion that people could be easily hypnotized.
(c) The notion that lying stemmed from an unconscious place.
(d) The notion that "mother issues" were deeply-seated.

4. In "Travail," how did the boys going to school in the morning seem to Mencken?
(a) Upbeat and joyous.
(b) Tired and sad.
(c) Energetic and hopeful.
(d) Like they might someday conquer the world.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Mencken, how did members of the lower class respond to Wilson?

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

3. Who was the president of Cuba when Mencken visited the country in "Gore in the Caribees"?

4. What do saints have in common with scientists?

5. What was the result of Mencken's attempt to trace the lineage of the Anglo-Saxon race?

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