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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Which phrase concludes "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?
(a) "Can make man proceed from a psycho-analysis of the cave."
(b) "A genuine poetics of exploration."
(c) "Which comes close to the infinite."
(d) "It constantly begets departure."

2. How does the author describe bleach products in "Soap Powders and Detergents"?
(a) Clothing tonic.
(b) Mass-sold poison.
(c) Immediate chemical combustion.
(d) Liquid fire.

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 _____."
(a) Reason.
(b) Confrontation.
(c) Anger.
(d) Excess.

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

5. What film is mentioned in "The Face of Garbo"?
(a) La Strada.
(b) All About Eve.
(c) Queen Christina.
(d) Les Miserables.

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

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

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

9. Which of the following does the author say is impossible to ignore for the bourgeois with regard to art history in "The Blue Guide"?
(a) Roman Catholic.
(b) Jewish.
(c) French.
(d) Greek.

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

11. In "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat," the ship is an emblem of what?
(a) Literature.
(b) Closure.
(c) Dreams.
(d) Objectivity.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is "the holiday" a product for?

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

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

4. What passion of children does Barthes compare the themes of the discussed author to in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?

5. What religious sect is referred to in "Novels and Children"?

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