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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color are the pajamas mentioned in "The Writer on Holiday"?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

3. Which of the following is not an object mentioned in "The 'Blue Blood" Cruise"?
(a) God-King.
(b) No answers are correct.
(c) God-People.
(d) King-Object.

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

5. Einstein died without having been able to what?
(a) "Verify 'the equation in which the secret of the world was enclosed.'"
(b) "Open mankind's spirit to a new age of enlightenment."
(c) "Dismantle the perplexities of humanity's plight through space."
(d) "Leave a legacy for comprehension of his unfinished work."

6. 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) Jewish.
(b) Greek.
(c) Roman Catholic.
(d) French.

7. In "The 'Blue Blood' Cruise," what is the name of the yacht used by the royals?
(a) "The Agamemnon."
(b) "Le Grande Bagarre."
(c) "The Iris."
(d) "Andromeda."

8. "Novels and Children" was written in response to an article in what magazine?
(a) Elle.
(b) La Monde.
(c) Vogue.
(d) Newsweek.

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

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

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

12. The author argues that French toys "are meant to produce children who are users, not ____." How is this quote finished?
(a) Doers.
(b) Visualizers.
(c) Thinkers.
(d) Creators.

13. Who is the inspiration for "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"?
(a) Gaston Dominci.
(b) Dominici Costello.
(c) Jean-Paul Dominici.
(d) Dominci Christ.

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

15. What did the face of Valentino cause, as per "The Face of Garbo"?
(a) Reforms in the fashion industry.
(b) Riots.
(c) Suicides.
(d) Revolutions in art and cinema.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a sign of apostleship in "The Iconography of Abbe Pierre"?

2. Which two organizations are referred to in "Operation Margarine"?

3. The author says that writer he discusses in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat" creates a world that needs only what to exist?

4. "Chips are ____ and ____ like steak." How is this quote finished from "Steak and Chips"?

5. In "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat," the ship is a symbol of what?

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