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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. The author claims that according to the magazine article in "Novels and Children," women are what sort of species?
(a) "Superior."
(b) "Naive."
(c) "Homogenous."
(d) "Inspirational."

2. What film is mentioned in the first paragraph of "The Romans in Films"?
(a) Cleopatra.
(b) Julius Caesar.
(c) The Ten Commandments.
(d) Spartacus.

3. What pop-culture icon is Garbo contrasted to in "The Face of Garbo"?
(a) Audrey Hepburn.
(b) Elizabeth Taylor.
(c) Coco Chanel.
(d) Queen Elizabeth.

4. What religious sect is referred to in "Novels and Children"?
(a) Sunni Muslims.
(b) Hasidic Jews.
(c) Unitarian Universalists.
(d) Jesuits.

5. Which Roman character does the author point out has wild, unkempt hair?
(a) Mercedes.
(b) Antonia.
(c) Calpurnia.
(d) Portia.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the associated social status of the referenced actor in "The Poor and the Proletariat"?

5. What sort of wrestling does the author define as portraying the ongoing battles between character types in, "The World of Wrestling"?

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