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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, Part 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What passion of children does Barthes compare the themes of the discussed author to in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?
(a) Streams and forests.
(b) Pirates and monsters.
(c) Huts and tents.
(d) Fields and games.

2. What is the associated social status of the referenced actor in "The Poor and the Proletariat"?
(a) Working class.
(b) Middle class.
(c) Working class and poor.
(d) Poor.

3. Finish the following statement from "Toys": "The adult Frenchman sees the child as ______."
(a) "Inferior in every way."
(b) "Spirited, yet unrefined"
(c) "Another self."
(d) "Unable to comprehend meaning in most issues."

4. Who is a producer of myths, as said in "Reading and Deciphering Myth"?
(a) The professor.
(b) The novelist.
(c) The journalist.
(d) The artist.

5. In "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat," what are Nautilus and Drunken Boat to one another?
(a) Opposites.
(b) Connectors.
(c) Creators.
(d) Destroyers.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what quote does "Neither-Nor Critcism" conclude?

2. "Myth is not defined by _____." How is this quote from "Myth is a Type of Speech" finished?

3. Which of the following is NOT something the author says criticism mustn't be in "Neither-Nor Criticism."

4. Which of the following is not a significant unit or synthesis mentioned by the author in "Myth is a Type of Speech"?

5. In "Wine and Milk," what is the opposite of wine?

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