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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. Which of the following is not a dish the author mentions in the first paragraph of "Ornamental Cooking"?
(a) "A frothy charlotte."
(b) "Golden partridges studded with cherries."
(c) "Pink chicken chaud-froid."
(d) "Fresh steak carpaccio."

2. What is the main character's lover's name in "The Lady of the Camellias"?
(a) Armande.
(b) Pierre.
(c) Jean-Paul.
(d) Antoinne.

3. According to "Myth is a Type of Speech," myth is a system of what?
(a) Words.
(b) Types of speech.
(c) Communication.
(d) Grammar.

4. What food is Einstein's mental process compared to making in "The Brain of Einstein"?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Steak.
(c) Stuffed peppers.
(d) Sausages.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "The storm, that is, the infinite, rages in ______." How is quote from "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat" finished?

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

3. What does the author claim is wine's power in "Wine and Milk"?

4. "Which phrase concludes "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?

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

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