Mythologies Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Mythologies Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the author say would not "know" the Jet-Man?
(a) His brother.
(b) Himself.
(c) His wife.
(d) His mother.

2. What writer does Barthes discuss the work of in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?
(a) Herman Melville.
(b) Bram Stoker.
(c) Mary Shelley.
(d) Jules Verne.

3. In "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat," what are Nautilus and Drunken Boat to one another?
(a) Destroyers.
(b) Opposites.
(c) Creators.
(d) Connectors.

4. In "Soap Powders and Detergents," what does the author argue that the "whiteness" promised by these cleaning products play towards?
(a) The aesthetics of consumers.
(b) The naivety of consumers.
(c) The values of consumers.
(d) The vanity of consumers.

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

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

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

8. "______ for Schelling." How is this quote from "The Brain of Einstein finished"?
(a) Breath.
(b) Oxygen.
(c) Air.
(d) Water.

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

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

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

12. What film is mentioned in the first paragraph of "The Romans in Films"?
(a) Julius Caesar.
(b) Cleopatra.
(c) The Ten Commandments.
(d) Spartacus.

13. 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) Excess.
(c) Reason.
(d) Anger.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is not one of the things the author says of steak in "Steak and Chips"?

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

4. What food is made with margarine in the advertisement referenced by the author in "Operation Margarine"?

5. "Which phrase concludes "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?

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