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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. Ultimately, what is the destiny of the writers in the magazine article mentioned in "Novels and Children"?
(a) Write for their children.
(b) What what is best for their children.
(c) Write what is natural.
(d) Produce children.

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

3. What other famous author does Barthes compare misunderstandings in language to in "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"?
(a) Ibsen.
(b) Marquez.
(c) Kafka.
(d) Dostoevsky.

4. Who is the inspiration for "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"?
(a) Dominici Costello.
(b) Dominci Christ.
(c) Jean-Paul Dominici.
(d) Gaston Dominci.

5. What is Garbo's makeup compared to in "The Face of Garbo"?
(a) A masterpiece.
(b) Another face.
(c) A mask.
(d) A mosaic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not an object mentioned in "The 'Blue Blood" Cruise"?

2. What religious sect is referred to in "Novels and Children"?

3. Who is Garbo?

4. Which of the following is not "a certain young novelists...liking" in "The Writer on Holiday"?

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

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