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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. Where was this meeting on soaps mentioned in "Soap Powders and Detergents"?
(a) Paris.
(b) New York.
(c) London.
(d) Madrid.

2. What does the writing of the author under discussion in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat" most typically explore?
(a) Pain.
(b) Mystery in what is typical.
(c) Seclusion.
(d) Freedom.

3. In "Myth is a Type of Speech," the author claims that myth is a form. Which of the following is NOT something he says must be assigned to this form?
(a) Reintroduce society into it.
(b) Conditions of use.
(c) Historical limits.
(d) Cultural aspects to the object.

4. Ultimately, what is the destiny of the writers in the magazine article mentioned in "Novels and Children"?
(a) What what is best for their children.
(b) Produce children.
(c) Write what is natural.
(d) Write for their children.

5. Which of the following is not an industry compared to in "Toys"?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Hair Styling.
(c) The Army.
(d) Transport.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not an object mentioned in "The 'Blue Blood" Cruise"?

2. In "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat," the ship is a symbol of what?

3. "A ____ decor complete with _____." How is this quote from Striptease finished?

4. The author makes the statement that a wrestler is ________ "in broad daylight and in the sight of all"?

5. Which type of photograph "suggests the tyranny of an ideal" in "Photography and Electoral Appeal"?

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