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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not another "great spectacle" the author mentions in "The World of Wrestling"?
(a) Defeat.
(b) Suffering.
(c) Misery.
(d) Justice.

2. What is the name of the international meeting on soap mentioned in "Soap Powders and Detergents"?
(a) Word Detergent Congress.
(b) The World's Fair of Soaps and Body Cleaners.
(c) The Universal Cleanser Alliance and Assembly.
(d) International Detergent, Soap, Cleanser and Cleaner Expo.

3. How is a writer's holiday different from another tradesman according to the author in "The Writer on Holiday"?
(a) He spends more money.
(b) He drinks more.
(c) He continues to work.
(d) He travels further from home.

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

5. What film is mentioned in the first paragraph of "The Romans in Films"?
(a) Spartacus.
(b) The Ten Commandments.
(c) Cleopatra.
(d) Julius Caesar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not an object mentioned in "The 'Blue Blood" Cruise"?

2. The author makes the statement that a wrestler is ________ "in broad daylight and in the sight of all"?

3. What color are the pajamas mentioned in "The Writer on Holiday"?

4. How is the following quote from "The Poor and the Proletariat" finished: "the proletarian is still the man who is ______"?

5. How is the following quote from "The World of Wrestling" finished: "the virtue of all-in wrestling is that it is the spectacle of _____."

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