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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 256-290.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Wallace, why does television seem real?
(a) The definition is very clear.
(b) The actors are skilled at ignoring the camera.
(c) People are stupid enough to believe it.
(d) The stories reflect real life.

3. What television show does Wallace compare the cloggers to?
(a) "Survivor."
(b) "The Beverly Hillbillies."
(c) "The Real World."
(d) "The Mary Tyler Moore Show."

4. When does Wallace explain Joyce made the decision to play tennis?
(a) When he was 22.
(b) When he was born.
(c) Only recently.
(d) It was decided for him.

5. What does Wallace believe "Lost Highway" will do for Blake's career?
(a) Turn him into a director.
(b) Revive it.
(c) End it.
(d) Type-cast him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which player does Wallace explain is the most famous of the contemporary power baseline players?

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

3. Why is Wallace able to get into the desert competition at the state fair?

4. Wallace believes the criticism of the "Twin Peaks" prequel as being based on the ________.

5. Where is Asymmetrical Productions conveniently located for Lynch?

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