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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. Where was this meeting on soaps mentioned in "Soap Powders and Detergents"?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Paris.

2. How does the author describe bleach products in "Soap Powders and Detergents"?
(a) Liquid fire.
(b) Immediate chemical combustion.
(c) Mass-sold poison.
(d) Clothing tonic.

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

4. According to the author, the literature of repletion is passed of as what?
(a) The literature of how man struggles.
(b) The literature to what guides our lives and our souls.
(c) The literature of the "real" and the "human."
(d) The literature of what is "judicial" and what is "faithful."

5. Which of the following is not "a certain young novelists...liking" in "The Writer on Holiday"?
(a) Breakfast stouts.
(b) Reblochon cheese.
(c) Lavender-honey.
(d) Pretty girls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author suggest is saintly about the Abbe Pierre?

2. Which of the following is not an industry compared to in "Toys"?

3. What do the toys of current society do, that disheartens the author?

4. What food is made with margarine in the advertisement referenced by the author in "Operation Margarine"?

5. Who is the inspiration for "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"?

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