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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 is the key difference between Wallace and Antitoi?
(a) Wallace is more talented.
(b) Wallace hits the ball as hard as possible.
(c) Anitioi is stronger.
(d) Antitoi cares about tennis.

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

3. Why, according to Wallace, did Image-Fiction fail?
(a) The concept was too confusing.
(b) There wants enough money invested.
(c) It succumbed to the same problems as television.
(d) People weren't interested in it.

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(b) They believe writing should be composed primarily of historical references.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

5. Why does Wallace consider his style of playing tennis as "boring"?
(a) Because he doesn't make any noise.
(b) Because he hits the ball in the center every time.
(c) Because he lightly hits it.
(d) Because he shows no emotion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Wallace believe references to pop-culture are necessary?

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

4. In the scenario Wallace describes in "E Unibus Pluram," what is the professor's belief?

5. At Wallace's games, how do people respond to a tornado warning?

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