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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Genghis Cohen?
(a) A philanthropist.
(b) A philatelist.
(c) A philosopher.
(d) A psychiatrist.

2. What happens at the climax of Oedipa and Metzger's intimate relations?
(a) Metzger falls asleep.
(b) Opedipa has a vision.
(c) The lights go out.
(d) The Parniods sing.

3. What is the purpose of the group as explained by the tourist wearing the lapel pin?
(a) To help people fall in love.
(b) It is a secret society of reformed sinners.
(c) It is a secret society of renegade postal workers.
(d) To help people not fall in love.

4. What kind of music is played at the bar near the Yoyodyne plant?
(a) Electronic.
(b) Country.
(c) Classical.
(d) Alternative.

5. What is Stanley Koteks doodling when Oedipa comes up to his desk?
(a) The sign of the muted post horn.
(b) The Yoyodyne symbol.
(c) The symbol of a cancelled postmark.
(d) The sign of the Triads.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Oedipa's search for the source text for the Jacobean revenge play , the publisher sends her to a warehouse in what city?

2. Oedipa has a conversation in a bar with the wearer of the lapel pin, and he tells her he is a member of what group?

3. What is the name of the theater where Metzger and Oedipa see the Jacobean revenge play?

4. What does Metzger ask Oedipa to bet on in Chapter 2?

5. In a letter from a legal firm, what does Pierce Inverarity request Oedipa do for him?

(see the answer key)

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