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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) "Homogenous."
(b) "Naive."
(c) "Superior."
(d) "Inspirational."

2. How is the following quote from "The World of Wrestling" finished: "the virtue of all-in wrestling is that it is the spectacle of _____."
(a) Excess.
(b) Reason.
(c) Anger.
(d) Confrontation.

3. The author argues that French toys "are meant to produce children who are users, not ____." How is this quote finished?
(a) Creators.
(b) Thinkers.
(c) Doers.
(d) Visualizers.

4. 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) British wrestling.
(c) French wrestling.
(d) American wrestling.

5. In "Soap Powders and Detergents," what does the author argue that the "whiteness" promised by these cleaning products play towards?
(a) The naivety of consumers.
(b) The values of consumers.
(c) The aesthetics of consumers.
(d) The vanity of consumers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ultimately, what is the destiny of the writers in the magazine article mentioned in "Novels and Children"?

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

3. What film is mentioned in the first paragraph of "The Romans in Films"?

4. How is a writer's holiday different from another tradesman according to the author in "The Writer on Holiday"?

5. Which of the following is not "a certain young novelists...liking" in "The Writer on Holiday"?

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