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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is a writer's holiday different from another tradesman according to the author in "The Writer on Holiday"?
(a) He continues to work.
(b) He travels further from home.
(c) He spends more money.
(d) He drinks more.

2. What did Queen Frederika wear in "The 'Blue Blood' Cruise"?
(a) Shorts and a tank top.
(b) A plain yellow dress.
(c) Jeans and an oxford shirt.
(d) A print dress.

3. Which king is compared to writers in "The Writer on Holiday"?
(a) Louis XIV.
(b) Edward III.
(c) Henry IV.
(d) Richard II.

4. Who is Garbo?
(a) A model.
(b) A ballerina.
(c) A singer.
(d) An actress.

5. Who is the actor the author focuses on in "The Poor and the Proletariat"?
(a) Clark Gable.
(b) John Wayne.
(c) Marlon Brando.
(d) Charlie Chaplin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What river is referenced in the first sentence of "The Writer on Holiday?"

2. Who is "a fifty-year-old with an obese and sagging body"?

3. The author sees toys as doing what to children?

4. What pop-culture icon is Garbo contrasted to in "The Face of Garbo"?

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 _____."

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