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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, the literature of repletion is passed of as what?

2. Which of the following is not a "type" of man according to the author in "The Blue Guide"?

3. Which Saint is the Abbe said to be dressed up as in "The Iconography of the Abbe Pierre"?

4. What is Garbo's makeup compared to in "The Face of Garbo"?

5. In "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat," the ship is an emblem of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is drunkenness different in France than other nations?

2. How can bourgeois toys be be recognized?

3. How was Dominici convicted of his crime in "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"?

4. What is the literature of repletion in "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"? What does it lead to?

5. What image of wine does the author create in the beginning of "Wine and Milk"?

6. What is particularly special of the "Jet-Man"?

7. What is the significance of eating steak rare in "Steak and Chips"?

8. The evil that the author speaks of in "Operation Margarine," where else does he say it is present, beyond the Army and the Church? What example does he use?

9. What is the difference between "culture" and "ideologies" in "Neither-Nor Criticism"?

10. What does the author note is the difference between cartoons and photographs of Einstein? What is the significance of Einstein being featured in cartoons?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What myths/objects are nationalistic in French culture? Why are myths important to the French, specifically? How is the author eager to exemplify what is French and what is not in the book?

Essay Topic 2

What was relevant of "The 'Blue Blood' Cruise?" How is the attitude of the royalty the same as the attitude of common people? What does this attitude say of the royalty who holds it? What does the connection between royalty and the common people because of this attitude suggest of humanity?

Essay Topic 3

How does modern culture create superficial notions in its art? What does this suggest of the world that creates this art? How is it different than art of the past?

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