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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. Which of the following is not an industry compared to in "Toys"?
(a) Teaching.
(b) The Army.
(c) Transport.
(d) Hair Styling.

2. What film is mentioned in "The Face of Garbo"?
(a) Les Miserables.
(b) Queen Christina.
(c) La Strada.
(d) All About Eve.

3. Who does the author compare wrestlers to in the final paragraph of "The World of Wrestling"?
(a) Gods.
(b) Angels.
(c) Demons.
(d) Monsters.

4. What do the toys of current society do, that disheartens the author?
(a) Taint children's morale.
(b) Support an uneducated society.
(c) Die very quickly.
(d) Block the foundation for creativity.

5. What sort of wrestling does the author define as portraying the ongoing battles between character types in, "The World of Wrestling"?
(a) Russian wrestling.
(b) French wrestling.
(c) American wrestling.
(d) British wrestling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the face of Valentino cause, as per "The Face of Garbo"?

2. What other famous author does Barthes compare misunderstandings in language to in "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"?

3. Which of the following is not a sign of apostleship in "The Iconography of Abbe Pierre"?

4. In "The 'Blue Blood' Cruise," what is the name of the yacht used by the royals?

5. Who is the actor the author focuses on in "The Poor and the Proletariat"?

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