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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 one of the things the author says of steak in "Steak and Chips"?
(a) "The reason there is supper."
(b) "A part of all the rhythms."
(c) "The bachelor's bohemian snack."
(d) "The comfortable bourgeois meal."

2. According to the author, which of the following is not a Gnostic theme within the safe of the universe that was almost opened by Einstein?
(a) "The unfastening power of the word."
(b) "The unity of nature."
(c) "The ideal possibility of a fundamental reduction of the world."
(d) "The metaphysical poetry of reality."

3. Who is "the holiday" a product for?
(a) All people.
(b) The bourgeoisie class.
(c) Non-royals.
(d) Blue collar workers.

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

5. 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?
(a) An alibi of French attitude.
(b) An alibi of French struggle.
(c) An alibi of French imperiality.
(d) An alibi of French endurance.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Myth is a type of speech chosen by ______." How is this quote finished?

2. What does the author argue takes precedence over the human life in "The Blue Guide"?

3. What does the author say culture will be opposed to in "Neither-Nor Criticism"?

4. The author claims that according to the magazine article in "Novels and Children," women are what sort of species?

5. What other famous author does Barthes compare misunderstandings in language to in "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"?

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