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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, Part 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Chips are ____ and ____ like steak." How is this quote finished from "Steak and Chips"?
(a) Relevant, imperative.
(b) Nostalgic, patriotic.
(c) Beloved, hand made.
(d) Delicious, earned.

2. In "Reading and Deciphering Myth" the author says the saluting soldier used as a reference in other sections is an example of what?
(a) French imperiality.
(b) French attitude.
(c) French struggle.
(d) French endurance.

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

4. What is the name of the international meeting on soap mentioned in "Soap Powders and Detergents"?
(a) International Detergent, Soap, Cleanser and Cleaner Expo.
(b) The World's Fair of Soaps and Body Cleaners.
(c) Word Detergent Congress.
(d) The Universal Cleanser Alliance and Assembly.

5. What is the main character's name in "The Lady of the Camellias"?
(a) Marguerite.
(b) Lucille.
(c) Jeanne.
(d) Sophie.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author says that writer he discusses in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat" creates a world that needs only what to exist?

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

3. In "Reading and Deciphering Myth" causality creeps through the back door of what?

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

5. "The spiritualization can be seen in the extent, the quality and the material of the _____." How is this quote from "The New Citroen" finished?

(see the answer key)

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