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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author describe how fast "the Jet-Man" travels?
(a) "Faster than sound."
(b) "Faster than air."
(c) "Faster than speed."
(d) "Faster than light."

2. What did the face of Valentino cause, as per "The Face of Garbo"?
(a) Riots.
(b) Reforms in the fashion industry.
(c) Revolutions in art and cinema.
(d) Suicides.

3. How is the following quote from "The Poor and the Proletariat" finished: "the proletarian is still the man who is ______"?
(a) Tired.
(b) Hungry.
(c) Enraged.
(d) Abused.

4. What writer does Barthes discuss the work of in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?
(a) Jules Verne.
(b) Herman Melville.
(c) Bram Stoker.
(d) Mary Shelley.

5. 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) Language.
(c) Discourse.
(d) Speech.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food is made with margarine in the advertisement referenced by the author in "Operation Margarine"?

2. "The relation which reunites the concept of the myth to its meaning is essentially a relation of ____." How is this quote from "The Form and the Concept" finished?

3. "Myth is not defined by _____." How is this quote from "Myth is a Type of Speech" finished?

4. Ultimately, what is the destiny of the writers in the magazine article mentioned in "Novels and Children"?

5. In "Steak and Chips," the author compares steak to what?

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