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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the second sign in "The Romans in Films"?
(a) Sweat.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Skin color.
(d) Hair.

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

4. The author makes the statement that a wrestler is ________ "in broad daylight and in the sight of all"?
(a) Humiliated.
(b) Crucified.
(c) Tortured.
(d) Murdered.

5. How is the following quote from "The World of Wrestling" finished: "the virtue of all-in wrestling is that it is the spectacle of _____."
(a) Confrontation.
(b) Anger.
(c) Reason.
(d) Excess.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is a writer's holiday different from another tradesman according to the author in "The Writer on Holiday"?

2. How does the author describe bleach products in "Soap Powders and Detergents"?

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

4. Which king is compared to writers in "The Writer on Holiday"?

5. Who does the author compare wrestlers to in the final paragraph of "The World of Wrestling"?

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