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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wallace's thesis is that irony and ridicule are simultaneously entertaining and _______.
(a) Confusing.
(b) Intelligent.
(c) Disparaging.
(d) Enlightening.

2. Wallace claims that television teaches viewers that _______ is the most important quality in a person.
(a) Beauty.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Talent.
(d) Being watched.

3. Wallace believes that commercials have evolved into appealing to a sense of ______.
(a) Community.
(b) Individuality.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Intellect.

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

5. Where was Wallace sent on an assignment for Harper's Magazine?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Kansas.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Wallace, how do commercials respond to the pressure for people to stop watching so much television?

2. According to Wallace, why do Midwesterners take their vacations to be around people?

3. Why was Wallace sent to the state fair?

4. What was Image-Fiction a response to?

5. Wallace believes fighting technology lies in ________.

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