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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. How does the author describe how fast "the Jet-Man" travels?
(a) "Faster than light."
(b) "Faster than air."
(c) "Faster than speed."
(d) "Faster than sound."

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

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

4. What other famous author does Barthes compare misunderstandings in language to in "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"?
(a) Ibsen.
(b) Marquez.
(c) Kafka.
(d) Dostoevsky.

5. Where was this meeting on soaps mentioned in "Soap Powders and Detergents"?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which popular cartoon character is mentioned in "Wine and Milk"?

2. What time do the royals wake up to mock the working class in "The 'Blue Blood' Cruise"?

3. How does the author describe bleach products in "Soap Powders and Detergents"?

4. What other alcoholic beverage is wine contrasted to in "Wine and Milk"?

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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