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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. The author argues that, ultimately, wrestlers are what?
(a) Unenviable.
(b) Actors.
(c) Con artists.
(d) Entrepreneurs.

2. Which of the following is not a title of an outside work referenced in "Operation Margarine"?
(a) "Medcin malgre lui."
(b) "Les Cyclones."
(c) "The Living Room."
(d) "The World and Defense."

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

4. What sort of wrestling does the author define as portraying the ongoing battle between good and evil in "The World of Wrestling"?
(a) American wrestling.
(b) Russian wrestling.
(c) French wrestling.
(d) British wrestling.

5. Who is "a fifty-year-old with an obese and sagging body"?
(a) Mazaud.
(b) Orsano.
(c) Thauvin.
(d) Harlequin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the author suggest holidays originate from?

2. Which fictional children's character(s) is/are referred to in "The Poor and the Proletariat"?

3. What did Queen Frederika wear in "The 'Blue Blood' Cruise"?

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

5. How is the following quote from "The Poor and the Proletariat" finished: "the proletarian is still the man who is ______"?

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