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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Preface based on?
(a) A talk given in 1958.
(b) A letter by Raymond Queneau.
(c) A letter by Barbara Wright.
(d) The basic story of Exercises in Style.

2. How is the hat described in Retrograde?
(a) Sharp.
(b) Unusual.
(c) Felt.
(d) Ridiculous.

3. What is the young man drinking in Metaphorically?
(a) Humiliation.
(b) Hope.
(c) Scotch.
(d) Espresso.

4. What attracted the young man in Metaphorically?
(a) The smell of croissants.
(b) A young woman.
(c) The park.
(d) A void.

5. What is the first variation given in Exercises in Style?
(a) Alexandrines.
(b) Notation.
(c) Sonnet.
(d) Tactile.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Preface, what does the Paris metro smell like?

2. How is the young man described in Litotes?

3. What is one set of exercises mentioned in the possible exercises in style list?

4. What is the last piece of information given in Retrograde?

5. What is one substitution made in the book from the original?

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