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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. The author argues that French toys "are meant to produce children who are users, not ____." How is this quote finished?
(a) Thinkers.
(b) Visualizers.
(c) Doers.
(d) Creators.

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

3. Who is Garbo?
(a) A singer.
(b) An actress.
(c) A model.
(d) A ballerina.

4. What writer does Barthes discuss the work of in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?
(a) Mary Shelley.
(b) Jules Verne.
(c) Bram Stoker.
(d) Herman Melville.

5. What is Garbo's makeup compared to in "The Face of Garbo"?
(a) A mask.
(b) Another face.
(c) A mosaic.
(d) A masterpiece.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the toys of current society do, that disheartens the author?

2. What does the writing of the author under discussion in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat" most typically explore?

3. The author sees toys as doing what to children?

4. "The storm, that is, the infinite, rages in ______." How is quote from "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat" finished?

5. What passion of children does Barthes compare the themes of the discussed author to in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?

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