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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "A ____ decor complete with _____." How is this quote from Striptease finished?
(a) Chinese, bamboo.
(b) British, lilies.
(c) Venetian, gondola.
(d) Roman, ivy.

2. What is one of the functions of myth in "Myth is Depoliticized Speech"?
(a) Deny objects.
(b) Create objects.
(c) Use objects.
(d) Talk about objects.

3. "Myth is not defined by _____." How is this quote from "Myth is a Type of Speech" finished?
(a) "The object of its message."
(b) "The subject its communicators."
(c) "The object of its meaning."
(d) "The principles of its speech."

4. What is the profession of the father of the male lover in "The Lady of the Camellias"?
(a) Army officer.
(b) Tax collector.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Lawyer.

5. What is the second point the author makes of the science of semiology in "Myth as a Semiological System"?
(a) "Studies the separation of an object to its signification."
(b) "Studies objects different from their implied affections in a culture."
(c) "Studies significations apart from their content."
(d) "Studies the aspects of speech and meaning in a verbal object."

6. In "Reading and Deciphering Myth" the author says the saluting soldier used as a reference in other sections is an example of what?
(a) French endurance.
(b) French imperiality.
(c) French attitude.
(d) French struggle.

7. "The spiritualization can be seen in the extent, the quality and the material of the _____." How is this quote from "The New Citroen" finished?
(a) Beading.
(b) Framing.
(c) Glasswork.
(d) Threading.

8. Which of the following is not part of the function of a myth in "Myth is a Semiological System"?
(a) "It makes us understand something."
(b) "It defines something as meaningful."
(c) "It points out and it notifies."
(d) "It imposes it on us."

9. What is the main character's name in "The Lady of the Camellias"?
(a) Jeanne.
(b) Marguerite.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Lucille.

10. "Myth is a type of speech chosen by ______." How is this quote finished?
(a) History.
(b) Science.
(c) Popular culture.
(d) Communicators.

11. Mythology is a part of semiology in what way according to "Myth as a Semiological System"?
(a) It can only be used to break down barriers.
(b) That it is a formal science.
(c) It is regulated by the definitions of objects.
(d) It is a philosophy.

12. What language is not mythical according to "Myth on the Left"?
(a) Man as a hunter.
(b) Journalism.
(c) Man as storyteller.
(d) Man as a producer.

13. As per the opening statement, "Striptease" emphasizes which city?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Prague.
(d) Nice.

14. Which type of photograph "suggests the tyranny of an ideal" in "Photography and Electoral Appeal"?
(a) Profile.
(b) Close up.
(c) A three quarter face.
(d) Full on.

15. In "Reading and Deciphering Myth" causality creeps through the back door of what?
(a) Culture.
(b) Humanity.
(c) Objects.
(d) Nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not part of the whole system of values for a myth in "The Form and the Concept"?

2. The author says that the main character of "The Lady of the Camellias" sends the audience to where?

3. In "Myth on the Left" what is the opposite of myth?

4. In "The Great Family of Men," what is "The Family of Men" the author discusses?

5. In "The New Citroen" what is the modern equivalent of great Gothic cathedrals?

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