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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1, Part 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was this meeting on soaps mentioned in "Soap Powders and Detergents"?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) New York.
(d) Madrid.

2. What does the author say culture will be opposed to in "Neither-Nor Criticism"?
(a) Mass-productions.
(b) Ideologies.
(c) Elitists.
(d) Race.

3. Which of the following is not a Greek shepherd in "Plastic"?
(a) Polystyrene.
(b) Polyanthi.
(c) Polyethylene.
(d) Polyvinyl.

4. With what quote does "Neither-Nor Critcism" conclude?
(a) "And yet, nothing can escape being put into question by History; not even good writing."
(b) "Literature has entered a situation which is difficult, restricted, mortal."
(c) "It can even be said it is when man proclaims his primal liberty that his subordination is least disputable."
(d) "I rather fear that the new Neither-Nor critcism is one season behind."

5. "Which phrase concludes "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?
(a) "Which comes close to the infinite."
(b) "It constantly begets departure."
(c) "A genuine poetics of exploration."
(d) "Can make man proceed from a psycho-analysis of the cave."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the associated social status of the referenced actor in "The Poor and the Proletariat"?

2. The author says that writer he discusses in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat" creates a world that needs only what to exist?

3. What writer does Barthes discuss the work of in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?

4. "Your ____ will be furious!" How is this quote from "Operation Margarine" finished?

5. The workers mentioned in "The Great Family of Men" of the Goutte d'Or are from where?

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