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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Wallace, why do Midwesterners take their vacations to be around people?
(a) Because they need to be complimented.
(b) Because they're isolated otherwise.
(c) Because they are claustrophobic.
(d) Because they need to belong.

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

3. According to Wallace, commercials make people watch more television because they want to understand the _______.
(a) Concept.
(b) World.
(c) In-joke.
(d) Product.

4. After seeing the distressed pigs at the livestock barns, why does Wallace feel hypocritical?
(a) Because he doesn't care.
(b) Because he doesn't like pigs.
(c) Because he used to work for a barn.
(d) Because he's craving a corndog.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the livestock barns of the fair, Wallace observes that horses are _______.

2. Wallace and other press are transported around the fair on a _______ powered tractor.

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

4. Why was Wallace fascinated by tornados?

5. Why does Wallace believe television is primarily detrimental to Americans?

(see the answer key)

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