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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. As said in "Wine and Milk," wine is to the French as what is to the Dutch?
(a) "The milk of the cow."
(b) "The milk of the mother."
(c) "The milk of the farm."
(d) "The milk of the chocolate."

2. What sort of values does steak adhere to in "Steak and Chips"?
(a) Cultural.
(b) Familiar.
(c) Patriotic.
(d) Spiritual.

3. In "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat," the ship is an emblem of what?
(a) Objectivity.
(b) Literature.
(c) Dreams.
(d) Closure.

4. 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 vanity of consumers.
(c) The aesthetics of consumers.
(d) The values of consumers.

5. In "The Blue Guide," which of the following does the author not say "can have access to the pantheon of travel"?
(a) Torrents.
(b) Gorges.
(c) Mountains.
(d) Valleys.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, the literature of repletion is passed of as what?

2. Who does the author say would not "know" the Jet-Man?

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

4. What word does the author say is used by "Neither-Nor" critics in a tone of "alacrity"?

5. What film is mentioned in the first paragraph of "The Romans in Films"?

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