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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. "Criticism must be neither a parlour game, nor a _____." How is this quote from "Neither-Nor Criticism" finished?
(a) Deed of envy.
(b) Municipal service.
(c) Housewife chore.
(d) Act of consciousness.

2. How does the author describe bleach products in "Soap Powders and Detergents"?
(a) Immediate chemical combustion.
(b) Liquid fire.
(c) Clothing tonic.
(d) Mass-sold poison.

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

4. Where was this meeting on soaps mentioned in "Soap Powders and Detergents"?
(a) Madrid.
(b) New York.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

5. In "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat," the ship is a symbol of what?
(a) Departure.
(b) Fear.
(c) Isolation.
(d) Commerce.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something the author says criticism mustn't be in "Neither-Nor Criticism."

2. What does the ship become in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?

3. Plastic is "ubiquity made ____." How is this quote from "Plastic" finished?

4. According to the author, French toys always mean what?

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

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