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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author claim is wine's power in "Wine and Milk"?
(a) Extracts opposites from objects.
(b) Surrends the good of one for the benefit of all.
(c) Relaxes only to restore.
(d) Gives life to objects that use it properly.

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

3. In "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat," the ship is a symbol of what?
(a) Fear.
(b) Departure.
(c) Commerce.
(d) Isolation.

4. According to the author, which of the following is not a Gnostic theme within the safe of the universe that was almost opened by Einstein?
(a) "The metaphysical poetry of reality."
(b) "The ideal possibility of a fundamental reduction of the world."
(c) "The unity of nature."
(d) "The unfastening power of the word."

5. Ultimately, what is the destiny of the writers in the magazine article mentioned in "Novels and Children"?
(a) Write for their children.
(b) Produce children.
(c) Write what is natural.
(d) What what is best for their children.

6. Who is the actor the author focuses on in "The Poor and the Proletariat"?
(a) Clark Gable.
(b) Marlon Brando.
(c) John Wayne.
(d) Charlie Chaplin.

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

8. In "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat," what are most ships in legend of fiction?
(a) "Necessity to dreams."
(b) "Enjoyed vessels."
(c) "Painful objects of captivity."
(d) "Round, smooth universe."

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

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

11. What is the "easy substitute" for the morally uplifting walk, in "The Blue Guide"?
(a) Reading.
(b) Driving.
(c) Travel.
(d) Cycling.

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

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

14. "One is gifted for jet-flying as others are ____." How is this quote from "The Jet-Man" finished?
(a) Urged to nurse.
(b) Called to God.
(c) Able to teach.
(d) Brought to write.

15. In "Steak and Chips," the author compares steak to what?
(a) Theater.
(b) Beer.
(c) Wine.
(d) Art.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say the readers of the magazine he speaks of are entitled to in "Ornamental Cooking"?

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

3. What sort of reality does the author say of inventiveness in "Ornamental Cooking"?

4. What sort of wrestling does the author define as portraying the ongoing battles between character types in, "The World of Wrestling"?

5. How does the author describe bleach products in "Soap Powders and Detergents"?

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