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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Wine is here a part of the reason of _____." How is this quote from "Wine and Milk" finished?
(a) Life.
(b) Dreams.
(c) State.
(d) Behavior.

2. Which of the following is not a sign of apostleship in "The Iconography of Abbe Pierre"?
(a) A missionary's beard.
(b) A constant hold of the Bible.
(c) A sheepskin coat.
(d) A benign expression.

3. What color are the pajamas mentioned in "The Writer on Holiday"?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

4. Which popular cartoon character is mentioned in "Wine and Milk"?
(a) Popeye.
(b) Superman.
(c) Winnie the Pooh.
(d) Donald Duck.

5. The author argues that French toys "are meant to produce children who are users, not ____." How is this quote finished?
(a) Visualizers.
(b) Thinkers.
(c) Doers.
(d) Creators.

6. 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 unity of nature."
(b) "The unfastening power of the word."
(c) "The ideal possibility of a fundamental reduction of the world."
(d) "The metaphysical poetry of reality."

7. Who is Garbo?
(a) A ballerina.
(b) An actress.
(c) A singer.
(d) A model.

8. Though the author says "Jet-Man," to what profession is it assumed he is referring?
(a) Air traffic controller.
(b) Astronaut.
(c) Hot-tub repair man.
(d) Pilot.

9. Who is the inspiration for "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"?
(a) Gaston Dominci.
(b) Dominici Costello.
(c) Jean-Paul Dominici.
(d) Dominci Christ.

10. What sort of wrestling does the author define as portraying the ongoing battles between character types in, "The World of Wrestling"?
(a) British wrestling.
(b) American wrestling.
(c) Russian wrestling.
(d) French wrestling.

11. How is the following quote from "The World of Wrestling" finished: "the virtue of all-in wrestling is that it is the spectacle of _____."
(a) Anger.
(b) Excess.
(c) Reason.
(d) Confrontation.

12. In "The 'Blue Blood' Cruise," what is the name of the yacht used by the royals?
(a) "The Agamemnon."
(b) "Andromeda."
(c) "The Iris."
(d) "Le Grande Bagarre."

13. What is the associated social status of the referenced actor in "The Poor and the Proletariat"?
(a) Middle class.
(b) Working class.
(c) Poor.
(d) Working class and poor.

14. What film is mentioned in the first paragraph of "The Romans in Films"?
(a) The Ten Commandments.
(b) Julius Caesar.
(c) Spartacus.
(d) Cleopatra.

15. In "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat," the ship is an emblem of what?
(a) Literature.
(b) Objectivity.
(c) Closure.
(d) Dreams.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which fictional children's character(s) is/are referred to in "The Poor and the Proletariat"?

2. What time do the royals wake up to mock the working class in "The 'Blue Blood' Cruise"?

3. In "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat," what are Nautilus and Drunken Boat to one another?

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

5. Which of the following is NOT something the author says criticism mustn't be in "Neither-Nor Criticism."

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