SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS

  1. What advantage is gained by presenting the thought through the medium of dialogue?
  2. What is the character of the Old Politician?
  3. Explain the writer's satire of the use of “Americanism.”
  4. What are the Old Politician's principles concerning denunciation?
  5. What are the writer's principles?
  6. In what ways does the writer satirize the American public?
  7. How does the writer satirize political campaigns?
  8. How does the writer satirize hypocrisy in political life?
  9. How would the writer have a political campaign conducted?
  10. How would the writer have an office holder act?