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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. Finish the following statement from "Toys": "The adult Frenchman sees the child as ______."
(a) "Unable to comprehend meaning in most issues."
(b) "Another self."
(c) "Inferior in every way."
(d) "Spirited, yet unrefined"

2. "Novels and Children" was written in response to an article in what magazine?
(a) Newsweek.
(b) La Monde.
(c) Vogue.
(d) Elle.

3. How is a writer's holiday different from another tradesman according to the author in "The Writer on Holiday"?
(a) He drinks more.
(b) He continues to work.
(c) He travels further from home.
(d) He spends more money.

4. What pop-culture icon is Garbo contrasted to in "The Face of Garbo"?
(a) Audrey Hepburn.
(b) Elizabeth Taylor.
(c) Coco Chanel.
(d) Queen Elizabeth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What other famous author does Barthes compare misunderstandings in language to in "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"?

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

3. How old is the subject of the trial in "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"?

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

5. In "Wine and Milk," what is the opposite of wine?

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