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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 makes the statement that a wrestler is ________ "in broad daylight and in the sight of all"?
(a) Tortured.
(b) Crucified.
(c) Murdered.
(d) Humiliated.

2. The author sees toys as doing what to children?
(a) Helping.
(b) Inspiring.
(c) Conditioning.
(d) Spoiling.

3. Who does the author compare wrestlers to in the final paragraph of "The World of Wrestling"?
(a) Angels.
(b) Monsters.
(c) Demons.
(d) Gods.

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

5. According to the author, which of the following is not a Gnostic theme within the safe of the universe that was almost opened by Einstein?
(a) "The unfastening power of the word."
(b) "The unity of nature."
(c) "The ideal possibility of a fundamental reduction of the world."
(d) "The metaphysical poetry of reality."

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of values does steak adhere to in "Steak and Chips"?

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

3. Finish the following statement from "Toys": "The adult Frenchman sees the child as ______."

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

5. What passion of children does Barthes compare the themes of the discussed author to in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?

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