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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1, Part 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author claims that according to the magazine article in "Novels and Children," women are what sort of species?
(a) "Inspirational."
(b) "Homogenous."
(c) "Superior."
(d) "Naive."

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

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

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

5. In "The 'Blue Blood' Cruise," what is the name of the yacht used by the royals?
(a) "Andromeda."
(b) "The Agamemnon."
(c) "Le Grande Bagarre."
(d) "The Iris."

Short Answer Questions

1. What American mixture does the author perplex over in "Wine and Milk"?

2. Where does the author suggest holidays originate from?

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

4. In "The Blue Guide," which of the following does the author not say "can have access to the pantheon of travel"?

5. Who does the author compare wrestlers to in the final paragraph of "The World of Wrestling"?

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