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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 41-83.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What activity other than tennis does Wallace cite as using geometry?
(a) Video games.
(b) Billiards.
(c) Darts.
(d) Swimming.

2. At the beginning of "E Unibus Pluram," what does Wallace describe fiction writers as NOT enjoying?
(a) Talking to people.
(b) Watching television.
(c) Being watched.
(d) Reading.

3. Wallace believes that commercials have evolved into appealing to a sense of ______.
(a) Intellect.
(b) Individuality.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Community.

4. Why does Wallace see fighting irony as "impossible"?
(a) It's an integral part of the world.
(b) It is too powerful.
(c) People enjoy it.
(d) It insults those who question it.

5. What does Wallace believe about the dialogue in six hours worth of television?
(a) People can learn a lot from it.
(b) Little of substance is being said.
(c) There are hidden jems.
(d) There is too much to be digested.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Wallace, why does television seem real?

2. Why, according to Wallace, did Image-Fiction fail?

3. Wallace studied Mathematics in college because the straight lines reminded him of what?

4. Why does Wallace believe references to pop-culture are necessary?

5. At the beginning of "E Unibus Pluram," what does Wallace describe fiction writers as enjoying?

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