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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1, Part 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the ship become in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?
(a) A true myth.
(b) A traveling eye.
(c) A conscience for man.
(d) A wandering vessel.

2. The workers mentioned in "The Great Family of Men" of the Goutte d'Or are from where?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Paris.
(c) Lebanon.
(d) Northern Africa.

3. With what quote does "Neither-Nor Critcism" conclude?
(a) "I rather fear that the new Neither-Nor critcism is one season behind."
(b) "It can even be said it is when man proclaims his primal liberty that his subordination is least disputable."
(c) "Literature has entered a situation which is difficult, restricted, mortal."
(d) "And yet, nothing can escape being put into question by History; not even good writing."

4. According to the author in "Neither-Nor Criticism," which of the following isn't "heavy, defective words"?
(a) Ideology.
(b) Nuclear.
(c) Militant.
(d) Catechism.

5. Which fictional children's character(s) is/are referred to in "The Poor and the Proletariat"?
(a) Rocky and Bullwinkle.
(b) Felix the Cat.
(c) Punch and Judy.
(d) Bugs Bunny.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat," the ship is an emblem of what?

2. What film is mentioned in "The Face of Garbo"?

3. Which of the following is not a title of an outside work referenced in "Operation Margarine"?

4. What is the final example in "Plastic" of the material's infringement on nature?

5. The author says that writer he discusses in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat" creates a world that needs only what to exist?

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