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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 83-111.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the students disagree with their professor in "E Unibus Pluram"?
(a) They believe writing should be composed primarily of historical references.
(b) They believe their professor is always right.
(c) They believe all writing must take place in a specific time.
(d) They believe writing is better when it's not time specific.

2. In the scenario Wallace describes in "E Unibus Pluram," what is the professor's belief?
(a) People should rebel against pop-culture.
(b) Everyone needs to understand pop-culture.
(c) All writing must make reference to pop-culture.
(d) No references to pop-culture should be made in writing.

3. Wallace explains that Harper's Magazine has a primarily _________ audience.
(a) East Coast.
(b) Young.
(c) Midwestern.
(d) Female.

4. At Wallace's games, how do people respond to a tornado warning?
(a) They ignore it.
(b) They gather together.
(c) They scatter.
(d) They get in a ditch.

5. At the livestock barns of the fair, Wallace observes that horses are _______.
(a) Noble.
(b) Lazy.
(c) Dirty.
(d) Stupid.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the end of the state fair, what has Wallace realized about the purpose of fairs?

2. Who does Wallace believe is the ultimate outsider?

3. According to Wallace, why do Easterners take their vacations to be isolated?

4. Wallace's thesis is that irony and ridicule are simultaneously entertaining and _______.

5. According to Wallace, why does television seem real?

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