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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 believes people recognize pop-culture references but are _______ with them.
(a) Uncomfortable.
(b) Happy.
(c) Displeased.
(d) Confused.

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

3. 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.

4. Why does Wallace believe television is primarily detrimental to Americans?
(a) Because they are stupid.
(b) Because they watch so much.
(c) Because it's selfindulgent.
(d) Because it only discusses America.

5. Wallace and other press are transported around the fair on a _______ powered tractor.
(a) Solar.
(b) Horse.
(c) Ethanol.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wallace studied Mathematics in college because the straight lines reminded him of what?

2. After seeing the distressed pigs at the livestock barns, why does Wallace feel hypocritical?

3. Wallace learns that people enter the Junior Livestock Competition for ______.

4. What about Leyner's image-fiction made Wallace wonder if pop-culture is all people have become?

5. Why was Wallace fascinated by tornados?

(see the answer key)

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