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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 41-83.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What activity other than tennis does Wallace cite as using geometry?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Darts.
(c) Billiards.
(d) Video games.

2. Why does Wallace call his tennis style "creative"?
(a) It ignores convention.
(b) It is basic.
(c) It accepts nature.
(d) It's like a dance.

3. Why does Wallace see fighting irony as "impossible"?
(a) It's an integral part of the world.
(b) It is too powerful.
(c) People enjoy it.
(d) It insults those who question it.

4. Wallace describes his tennis career as ______ successful.
(a) Briefly.
(b) Less than.
(c) Moderately.
(d) Wildly.

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(b) They believe writing should be composed primarily of historical references.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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the key difference between Wallace and Antitoi?

2. According to Wallace, commercials make people watch more television because they want to understand the _______.

3. What does Wallace attribute his tennis success to?

4. Wallace believes that commercials have evolved into appealing to a sense of ______.

5. At the beginning of "E Unibus Pluram," what does Wallace describe fiction writers as enjoying?

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