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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a significant unit or synthesis mentioned by the author in "Myth is a Type of Speech"?
(a) Linguistics.
(b) Discourse.
(c) Language.
(d) Speech.

2. According to the author in "Neither-Nor Criticism," which of the following isn't "heavy, defective words"?
(a) Militant.
(b) Catechism.
(c) Ideology.
(d) Nuclear.

3. Which of the following does the author say is impossible to ignore for the bourgeois with regard to art history in "The Blue Guide"?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Greek.
(c) French.
(d) Roman Catholic.

4. The workers mentioned in "The Great Family of Men" of the Goutte d'Or are from where?
(a) Lebanon.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Paris.
(d) Northern Africa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is "the holiday" a product for?

2. Which Saint is the Abbe said to be dressed up as in "The Iconography of the Abbe Pierre"?

3. In "The 'Blue Blood' Cruise," what is the name of the yacht used by the royals?

4. What does the writing of the author under discussion in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat" most typically explore?

5. Who is the inspiration for "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"?

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