Exercises in Style Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Exercises in Style Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the narrator meet the man in Retrograde?
(a) The Louvre.
(b) A train station.
(c) An S bus.
(d) The Cour de Rome.

2. What exercise does Cockney replace in Exercises in Style?
(a) Southern Drawl.
(b) Brogue.
(c) Vulgaire.
(d) Mandarin.

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

4. Who is the author of Exercises in Style?
(a) Barbara Wright.
(b) Raymond Queneau.
(c) The author is unknown.
(d) A. S. Byatt.

5. What makes Synchysis more difficult to read?
(a) There are no articles in the piece.
(b) The narrator is a young child.
(c) Every letter "s" is substituted with the letter "c".
(d) Sentence structure is broken down.

6. What is different about the appearance of Official Letter?
(a) The font size.
(b) The orientation of the page.
(c) The typeface.
(d) The margins.

7. At what time of day does the story take place, according to Double Entry?
(a) Before the sun set.
(b) Mid-day.
(c) Sometime after ten.
(d) Rush hour.

8. How is the bus described in Negativities?
(a) A subterranian means of transport.
(b) An aerial means of transport.
(c) An oceanic means of transport.
(d) A terrestrial means of transport.

9. Where should the man add a button, according to Exclamations?
(a) His coat.
(b) His shirt.
(c) His hat.
(d) His lapel.

10. Where did the man throw himself in Dream?
(a) Into a corridor.
(b) Off the bus.
(c) Into a seat.
(d) At the other man.

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

12. What is personified in Noble?
(a) The man's toes.
(b) The hat.
(c) Discord.
(d) Courage.

13. How does the Preface begin?
(a) "Let me begin plainly."
(b) "Ladies and Gentlemen."
(c) "Dear Readers."
(d) "This is not an easy book."

14. How does the narrator describe the man's hat in Speaking Personally?
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Fabulous.
(c) Silly.
(d) Quaint.

15. How is the young man described in Litotes?
(a) Long-necked.
(b) Not very intelligent.
(c) Plain.
(d) Ruggedly handsome.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is the altercation described in Negativities?

3. What is the number of the bus in Narrative?

4. What element of the basic story is NOT mentioned in Ignorance?

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

(see the answer keys)

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