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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. What did the face of Valentino cause, as per "The Face of Garbo"?
(a) Suicides.
(b) Reforms in the fashion industry.
(c) Riots.
(d) Revolutions in art and cinema.

2. "In France, drunkenness is a _____." How is this quote from "Wine and Milk" finished?
(a) Celebration.
(b) Consequence.
(c) Punishment.
(d) Necessity.

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

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

5. In "The 'Blue Blood' Cruise," what is the name of the yacht used by the royals?
(a) "Andromeda."
(b) "Le Grande Bagarre."
(c) "The Agamemnon."
(d) "The Iris."

Short Answer Questions

1. What meal does the author compare a writer's liking to in "The Writer on Holiday"?

2. Ultimately, what is the destiny of the writers in the magazine article mentioned in "Novels and Children"?

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

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

5. Which two organizations are referred to in "Operation Margarine"?

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