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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What passion of children does Barthes compare the themes of the discussed author to in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?
(a) Pirates and monsters.
(b) Fields and games.
(c) Huts and tents.
(d) Streams and forests.

3. What other alcoholic beverage is wine contrasted to in "Wine and Milk"?
(a) Cordials.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Beer.
(d) Bourbon.

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

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

6. What does the writing of the author under discussion in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat" most typically explore?
(a) Mystery in what is typical.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Seclusion.
(d) Pain.

7. Which of the following is not one of the things the author says of steak in "Steak and Chips"?
(a) "The bachelor's bohemian snack."
(b) "The comfortable bourgeois meal."
(c) "A part of all the rhythms."
(d) "The reason there is supper."

8. What is the name of the international meeting on soap mentioned in "Soap Powders and Detergents"?
(a) The World's Fair of Soaps and Body Cleaners.
(b) The Universal Cleanser Alliance and Assembly.
(c) Word Detergent Congress.
(d) International Detergent, Soap, Cleanser and Cleaner Expo.

9. What magazine is the reference point for "Ornamental Cooking"?
(a) Au Jus.
(b) Good Housekeeping.
(c) Elle.
(d) Ornamental Cooking.

10. Which of the following is not another "great spectacle" the author mentions in "The World of Wrestling"?
(a) Defeat.
(b) Suffering.
(c) Justice.
(d) Misery.

11. How is a writer's holiday different from another tradesman according to the author in "The Writer on Holiday"?
(a) He travels further from home.
(b) He continues to work.
(c) He drinks more.
(d) He spends more money.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "easy substitute" for the morally uplifting walk, in "The Blue Guide"?

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

3. How is the following quote from "The World of Wrestling" finished: "the virtue of all-in wrestling is that it is the spectacle of _____."

4. "Criticism must be neither a parlour game, nor a _____." How is this quote from "Neither-Nor Criticism" finished?

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

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