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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 is the final example in "Plastic" of the material's infringement on nature?
(a) It use in child birthing.
(b) Production of plastic aortas.
(c) Its contamination of food.
(d) Artificial plants.

2. "Which phrase concludes "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?
(a) "Can make man proceed from a psycho-analysis of the cave."
(b) "It constantly begets departure."
(c) "A genuine poetics of exploration."
(d) "Which comes close to the infinite."

3. According to the author in "The Great Family of Men," Nature is placed where?
(a) Throughout everything we experience.
(b) The bottom of History.
(c) The beginning of Silence.
(d) Among the thresholds of humanity.

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

5. What food is made with margarine in the advertisement referenced by the author in "Operation Margarine"?
(a) Croissants.
(b) Strawberry pie.
(c) Chocolate cake.
(d) A mousse.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the actor the author focuses on in "The Poor and the Proletariat"?

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

4. In "The Great Family of Men," what is "The Family of Men" the author discusses?

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

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