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

2. What food is made with margarine in the advertisement referenced by the author in "Operation Margarine"?
(a) A mousse.
(b) Croissants.
(c) Strawberry pie.
(d) Chocolate cake.

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

4. What is the associated social status of the referenced actor in "The Poor and the Proletariat"?
(a) Working class.
(b) Middle class.
(c) Poor.
(d) Working class and poor.

5. How is the following quote from "The Poor and the Proletariat" finished: "the proletarian is still the man who is ______"?
(a) Tired.
(b) Hungry.
(c) Abused.
(d) Enraged.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author argues that, ultimately, wrestlers are what?

3. What film is mentioned in "The Face of Garbo"?

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

5. Where does the author suggest holidays originate from?

(see the answer key)

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