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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to the author, the literature of repletion is passed of as what?
(a) The literature of the "real" and the "human."
(b) The literature of how man struggles.
(c) The literature to what guides our lives and our souls.
(d) The literature of what is "judicial" and what is "faithful."

4. "In France, drunkenness is a _____." How is this quote from "Wine and Milk" finished?
(a) Punishment.
(b) Consequence.
(c) Necessity.
(d) Celebration.

5. Who does the author compare wrestlers to in the final paragraph of "The World of Wrestling"?
(a) Angels.
(b) Demons.
(c) Gods.
(d) Monsters.

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

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

8. How does the author describe how fast "the Jet-Man" travels?
(a) "Faster than light."
(b) "Faster than speed."
(c) "Faster than sound."
(d) "Faster than air."

9. What do the toys of current society do, that disheartens the author?
(a) Die very quickly.
(b) Block the foundation for creativity.
(c) Taint children's morale.
(d) Support an uneducated society.

10. Which fictional children's character(s) is/are referred to in "The Poor and the Proletariat"?
(a) Bugs Bunny.
(b) Felix the Cat.
(c) Rocky and Bullwinkle.
(d) Punch and Judy.

11. Which of the following is not an industry compared to in "Toys"?
(a) Teaching.
(b) The Army.
(c) Hair Styling.
(d) Transport.

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

13. Which of the following is not an object mentioned in "The 'Blue Blood" Cruise"?
(a) God-People.
(b) King-Object.
(c) God-King.
(d) No answers are correct.

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

15. In "Soap Powders and Detergents," what does the author argue that the "whiteness" promised by these cleaning products play towards?
(a) The naivety of consumers.
(b) The aesthetics of consumers.
(c) The vanity of consumers.
(d) The values of consumers.

Short Answer Questions

1. "One is gifted for jet-flying as others are ____." How is this quote from "The Jet-Man" finished?

2. Which of the following is not a publication referred to by the author in "The Blue Guide"?

3. What film is mentioned in the first paragraph of "The Romans in Films"?

4. The author argues that, ultimately, wrestlers are what?

5. Which of the following is not "a certain young novelists...liking" in "The Writer on Holiday"?

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