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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) Churches.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) Libraries.

2. What time do the royals wake up to mock the working class in "The 'Blue Blood' Cruise"?
(a) 5 a.m.
(b) 6 a.m.
(c) 4:30 a.m.
(d) 7 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does the ship become in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?
(a) A traveling eye.
(b) A conscience for man.
(c) A true myth.
(d) A wandering vessel.

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

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

12. How is the following quote from "The World of Wrestling" finished: "the virtue of all-in wrestling is that it is the spectacle of _____."
(a) Confrontation.
(b) Anger.
(c) Excess.
(d) Reason.

13. Which king is compared to writers in "The Writer on Holiday"?
(a) Henry IV.
(b) Richard II.
(c) Edward III.
(d) Louis XIV.

14. What pop-culture icon is Garbo contrasted to in "The Face of Garbo"?
(a) Audrey Hepburn.
(b) Queen Elizabeth.
(c) Coco Chanel.
(d) Elizabeth Taylor.

15. What other famous author does Barthes compare misunderstandings in language to in "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"?
(a) Ibsen.
(b) Dostoevsky.
(c) Kafka.
(d) Marquez.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does the author say is used by "Neither-Nor" critics in a tone of "alacrity"?

2. Which of the following does the author say is impossible to ignore for the bourgeois with regard to art history in "The Blue Guide"?

3. What does the author claim is wine's power in "Wine and Milk"?

4. What sort of wrestling does the author define as portraying the ongoing battle between good and evil in "The World of Wrestling"?

5. With what quote does "Neither-Nor Critcism" conclude?

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