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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the first sign of "The Romans in Films"?
(a) Skin color.
(b) Sweat.
(c) Hair.
(d) Clothing.

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

4. The author makes the statement that a wrestler is ________ "in broad daylight and in the sight of all"?
(a) Humiliated.
(b) Tortured.
(c) Crucified.
(d) Murdered.

5. "Chips are ____ and ____ like steak." How is this quote finished from "Steak and Chips"?
(a) Delicious, earned.
(b) Relevant, imperative.
(c) Beloved, hand made.
(d) Nostalgic, patriotic.

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

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

8. Where does the author suggest holidays originate from?
(a) The Athenians.
(b) Biblical times.
(c) The judicial world.
(d) The school world.

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

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

11. What American mixture does the author perplex over in "Wine and Milk"?
(a) Milk and chocolate.
(b) Water and cucumber.
(c) Wine and juice.
(d) Milk and pomegranate.

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

13. As said in "Wine and Milk," wine is to the French as what is to the Dutch?
(a) "The milk of the mother."
(b) "The milk of the cow."
(c) "The milk of the chocolate."
(d) "The milk of the farm."

14. "Novels and Children" was written in response to an article in what magazine?
(a) Vogue.
(b) Elle.
(c) La Monde.
(d) Newsweek.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "Republicans are always 'extremists' looting _____." Finish this quote from "The Blue Guide."

3. The author says that writer he discusses in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat" creates a world that needs only what to exist?

4. Who is Garbo?

5. In "Steak and Chips," the author compares steak to what?

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