1. What American mixture does the author perplex over in "Wine and Milk"?
(a) Water and cucumber.
(b) Milk and pomegranate.
(c) Wine and juice.
(d) Milk and chocolate.

2. Which of the following is not part of the whole system of values for a myth in "The Form and the Concept"?
(a) A geography.
(b) A morality.
(c) A history.
(d) An audiology.

3. Which of the following is not another "great spectacle" the author mentions in "The World of Wrestling"?
(a) Suffering.
(b) Defeat.
(c) Justice.
(d) Misery.

4. What did Queen Frederika wear in "The 'Blue Blood' Cruise"?
(a) Jeans and an oxford shirt.
(b) Shorts and a tank top.
(c) A print dress.
(d) A plain yellow dress.

5. How does the author describe bleach products in "Soap Powders and Detergents"?
(a) Clothing tonic.
(b) Immediate chemical combustion.
(c) Liquid fire.
(d) Mass-sold poison.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Reading and Deciphering Myth," when the author distinguishes the meaning and the form by focusing on a full signifier, the French soldier becomes what?

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

3. What is the first point the author makes of the science of semiology in "Myth as a Semiological System"?

4. The author argues that French toys "are meant to produce children who are users, not ____." How is this quote finished?

5. What sort of wrestling does the author define as portraying the ongoing battles between character types in, "The World of Wrestling"?

(see the answer key)

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