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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 king is compared to writers in "The Writer on Holiday"?
(a) Henry IV.
(b) Edward III.
(c) Louis XIV.
(d) Richard II.

2. What sort of wrestling does the author define as portraying the ongoing battles between character types in, "The World of Wrestling"?
(a) Russian wrestling.
(b) British wrestling.
(c) French wrestling.
(d) American wrestling.

3. What film is mentioned in the first paragraph of "The Romans in Films"?
(a) Spartacus.
(b) Julius Caesar.
(c) The Ten Commandments.
(d) Cleopatra.

4. 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 unity of nature."
(b) "The metaphysical poetry of reality."
(c) "The ideal possibility of a fundamental reduction of the world."
(d) "The unfastening power of the word."

5. What pop-culture icon is Garbo contrasted to in "The Face of Garbo"?
(a) Coco Chanel.
(b) Audrey Hepburn.
(c) Elizabeth Taylor.
(d) Queen Elizabeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the toys of current society do, that disheartens the author?

2. Where was this meeting on soaps mentioned in "Soap Powders and Detergents"?

3. Which of the following is not a sign of apostleship in "The Iconography of Abbe Pierre"?

4. What sort of reality does the author say of inventiveness in "Ornamental Cooking"?

5. What is the second sign in "The Romans in Films"?

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