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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1, Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the author suggest holidays originate from?
(a) The Athenians.
(b) The school world.
(c) Biblical times.
(d) The judicial world.

2. What color are the pajamas mentioned in "The Writer on Holiday"?
(a) Green.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

3. Which of the following is not a title of an outside work referenced in "Operation Margarine"?
(a) "The Living Room."
(b) "Medcin malgre lui."
(c) "Les Cyclones."
(d) "The World and Defense."

4. What time do the royals wake up to mock the working class in "The 'Blue Blood' Cruise"?
(a) 6 a.m.
(b) 7 a.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) 4:30 a.m.

5. Which of the following is not what the author argues convicted the defendant in "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"?
(a) Communication.
(b) Evidence.
(c) The press.
(d) Psychology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the international meeting on soap mentioned in "Soap Powders and Detergents"?

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

3. Which fictional children's character(s) is/are referred to in "The Poor and the Proletariat"?

4. In "Soap Powders and Detergents," what does the author argue that the "whiteness" promised by these cleaning products play towards?

5. How is a writer's holiday different from another tradesman according to the author in "The Writer on Holiday"?

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