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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Wine and Milk," what is the opposite of wine?
(a) Beer.
(b) Juice.
(c) Water.
(d) Milk.

2. Which of the following does the author say is impossible to ignore for the bourgeois with regard to art history in "The Blue Guide"?
(a) Jewish.
(b) Greek.
(c) French.
(d) Roman Catholic.

3. How old is the subject of the trial in "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Eighty.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Forty.

4. How is the following quote from "The Poor and the Proletariat" finished: "the proletarian is still the man who is ______"?
(a) Tired.
(b) Abused.
(c) Enraged.
(d) Hungry.

5. Which Roman character does the author point out has wild, unkempt hair?
(a) Calpurnia.
(b) Antonia.
(c) Portia.
(d) Mercedes.

6. What writer does Barthes discuss the work of in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?
(a) Bram Stoker.
(b) Mary Shelley.
(c) Jules Verne.
(d) Herman Melville.

7. "Republicans are always 'extremists' looting _____." Finish this quote from "The Blue Guide."
(a) Churches.
(b) Spain.
(c) Libraries.
(d) France.

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

9. What does the ship become in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?
(a) A wandering vessel.
(b) A traveling eye.
(c) A conscience for man.
(d) A true myth.

10. Which of the following is not what the author argues convicted the defendant in "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"?
(a) The press.
(b) Evidence.
(c) Communication.
(d) Psychology.

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

12. What does the author say culture will be opposed to in "Neither-Nor Criticism"?
(a) Elitists.
(b) Ideologies.
(c) Race.
(d) Mass-productions.

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

14. "The storm, that is, the infinite, rages in ______." How is quote from "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat" finished?
(a) Vain.
(b) Misery.
(c) Perplexity.
(d) Terror.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "Chips are ____ and ____ like steak." How is this quote finished from "Steak and Chips"?

3. What is the associated social status of the referenced actor in "The Poor and the Proletariat"?

4. Which king is compared to writers in "The Writer on Holiday"?

5. The author sees toys as doing what to children?

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