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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, Part 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say the readers of the magazine he speaks of are entitled to in "Ornamental Cooking"?
(a) Inspiration.
(b) Fiction.
(c) Fun.
(d) Culture.

2. In "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat," what are most ships in legend of fiction?
(a) "Enjoyed vessels."
(b) "Painful objects of captivity."
(c) "Necessity to dreams."
(d) "Round, smooth universe."

3. In "Reading and Deciphering Myth" causality creeps through the back door of what?
(a) Nature.
(b) Objects.
(c) Culture.
(d) Humanity.

4. Which of the following is not one of the things the author says of steak in "Steak and Chips"?
(a) "The comfortable bourgeois meal."
(b) "A part of all the rhythms."
(c) "The reason there is supper."
(d) "The bachelor's bohemian snack."

5. "The _____ of myth presents itself in an ambiguous way." How is this quote from "The Form and the Concept" finished?
(a) User.
(b) Creator.
(c) Speaker.
(d) Signifier.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the actor the author focuses on in "The Poor and the Proletariat"?

2. Which of the following is not another "great spectacle" the author mentions in "The World of Wrestling"?

3. What is an example of a class ritual in "The Bourgeoisie as a Joint-Stock Company"?

4. Who does the author compare wrestlers to in the final paragraph of "The World of Wrestling"?

5. What food is Einstein's mental process compared to making in "The Brain of Einstein"?

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