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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1, Part 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the second sign in "The Romans in Films"?
(a) Skin color.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Hair.
(d) Sweat.

4. Who does the author say would not "know" the Jet-Man?
(a) His wife.
(b) His brother.
(c) Himself.
(d) His mother.

5. Which of the following is not a phrase used to describe Einstein or his brain in "The Brain of Einstein"?
(a) "Bed of thorns."
(b) "World of robots."
(c) "Superman."
(d) "A true museum exhibit."

Short Answer Questions

1. The author says that writer he discusses in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat" creates a world that needs only what to exist?

2. Which two organizations are referred to in "Operation Margarine"?

3. What sort of wrestling does the author define as portraying the ongoing battle between good and evil in "The World of Wrestling"?

4. According to the author, the literature of repletion is passed of as what?

5. Which Roman character does the author point out has wild, unkempt hair?

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