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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Queen Frederika wear in "The 'Blue Blood' Cruise"?
(a) Jeans and an oxford shirt.
(b) A print dress.
(c) Shorts and a tank top.
(d) A plain yellow dress.

2. According to the author, French toys always mean what?
(a) Trouble.
(b) Something.
(c) Creativity.
(d) Nothing.

3. Who is "a fifty-year-old with an obese and sagging body"?
(a) Harlequin.
(b) Thauvin.
(c) Mazaud.
(d) Orsano.

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

5. Which types of toys is the author more fond of?
(a) Plastic.
(b) Wooden.
(c) Plush.
(d) Homemade.

6. The author claims that according to the magazine article in "Novels and Children," women are what sort of species?
(a) "Naive."
(b) "Inspirational."
(c) "Superior."
(d) "Homogenous."

7. Where was this meeting on soaps mentioned in "Soap Powders and Detergents"?
(a) Madrid.
(b) New York.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

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

9. Which of the following is not "a certain young novelists...liking" in "The Writer on Holiday"?
(a) Breakfast stouts.
(b) Pretty girls.
(c) Reblochon cheese.
(d) Lavender-honey.

10. Which of the following is not a title of an outside work referenced in "Operation Margarine"?
(a) "The World and Defense."
(b) "The Living Room."
(c) "Medcin malgre lui."
(d) "Les Cyclones."

11. What does the author argue takes precedence over the human life in "The Blue Guide"?
(a) Lakes.
(b) Buildings.
(c) Monuments.
(d) Cities.

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

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

14. The author argues that, ultimately, wrestlers are what?
(a) Unenviable.
(b) Con artists.
(c) Actors.
(d) Entrepreneurs.

15. Which of the following is not a publication referred to by the author in "The Blue Guide"?
(a) L'Express.
(b) Match.
(c) Michelin Guide.
(d) Vogue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the writing of the author under discussion in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat" most typically explore?

2. What does the ship become in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?

3. What is the first sign of "The Romans in Films"?

4. How is the following quote from "The Poor and the Proletariat" finished: "the proletarian is still the man who is ______"?

5. What film is mentioned in "The Face of Garbo"?

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