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

2. What did Queen Frederika wear in "The 'Blue Blood' Cruise"?
(a) A print dress.
(b) Shorts and a tank top.
(c) A plain yellow dress.
(d) Jeans and an oxford shirt.

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

4. What river is referenced in the first sentence of "The Writer on Holiday?"
(a) Congo.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Amazon.
(d) Thames.

5. In "Soap Powders and Detergents," what does the author argue that the "whiteness" promised by these cleaning products play towards?
(a) The aesthetics of consumers.
(b) The vanity of consumers.
(c) The values of consumers.
(d) The naivety of consumers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Finish the following statement from "Toys": "The adult Frenchman sees the child as ______."

2. What is the associated social status of the referenced actor in "The Poor and the Proletariat"?

3. Which of the following is not what the author argues convicted the defendant in "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"?

4. "In France, drunkenness is a _____." How is this quote from "Wine and Milk" finished?

5. In "The 'Blue Blood' Cruise," what is the name of the yacht used by the royals?

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