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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of "E Unibus Pluram," what does Wallace describe fiction writers as NOT enjoying?
(a) Reading.
(b) Talking to people.
(c) Being watched.
(d) Watching television.

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

3. According to Wallace, how do commercials respond to the pressure for people to stop watching so much television?
(a) Commercials convince viewers they are smart.
(b) Commercials convince people they need more products.
(c) Commercials convince people television is reality.
(d) Commercials convince people they need television.

4. In the Midwest, how are people supposed to respond to a tornado during a tennis match?
(a) Gather together.
(b) Go to a nearby ditch.
(c) Go home.
(d) Get under the benches.

5. At the beginning of "E Unibus Pluram," what does Wallace describe fiction writers as enjoying?
(a) Playing sports.
(b) Traveling.
(c) Reading.
(d) Watching others.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Wallace believe about the dialogue in six hours worth of television?

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

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