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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 does the author claim is wine's power in "Wine and Milk"?
(a) Surrends the good of one for the benefit of all.
(b) Relaxes only to restore.
(c) Gives life to objects that use it properly.
(d) Extracts opposites from objects.

2. In "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat," the ship is a symbol of what?
(a) Commerce.
(b) Isolation.
(c) Fear.
(d) Departure.

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

4. In the opening sentence of "The Brain of Einstein," the author states that Einstein's brain is what sort of object?
(a) Wonderous.
(b) Inspiring.
(c) Mythical.
(d) Mystical.

5. Where does the author suggest holidays originate from?
(a) Biblical times.
(b) The judicial world.
(c) The school world.
(d) The Athenians.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The storm, that is, the infinite, rages in ______." How is quote from "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat" finished?

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

3. "Which phrase concludes "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?

4. Who is Garbo?

5. Which fictional children's character(s) is/are referred to in "The Poor and the Proletariat"?

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