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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the second point the author makes of the science of semiology in "Myth as a Semiological System"?
(a) "Studies the aspects of speech and meaning in a verbal object."
(b) "Studies the separation of an object to its signification."
(c) "Studies objects different from their implied affections in a culture."
(d) "Studies significations apart from their content."

2. What language is not mythical according to "Myth on the Left"?
(a) Man as storyteller.
(b) Man as a producer.
(c) Man as a hunter.
(d) Journalism.

3. According to "Myth as a Stolen Language," language cannot possibly be realistic or what?
(a) Unrealistic.
(b) Used.
(c) Changed.
(d) Avoided.

4. In "Myth is a Type of Speech," the author claims that myth is a form. Which of the following is NOT something he says must be assigned to this form?
(a) Conditions of use.
(b) Cultural aspects to the object.
(c) Historical limits.
(d) Reintroduce society into it.

5. Which of the following is not an animal the lion will not share his hunted food with in "The Form and the Concept."
(a) A sheep.
(b) A heifer.
(c) A goat.
(d) A cow.

6. What is a "regressive semiological system," according to "Myth is a Stolen Language"?
(a) Classical literature.
(b) Modern art.
(c) Contemporary poetry.
(d) 20th century film.

7. Mythology is a part of ideology in what way according to "Myth is a Semiological System"?
(a) It is regulated by the definitions of objects.
(b) It is a physical science.
(c) It is a historical science.
(d) It is nutritional for a culture.

8. "A ____ decor complete with _____." How is this quote from Striptease finished?
(a) Roman, ivy.
(b) British, lilies.
(c) Venetian, gondola.
(d) Chinese, bamboo.

9. Who is a producer of myths, as said in "Reading and Deciphering Myth"?
(a) The novelist.
(b) The journalist.
(c) The professor.
(d) The artist.

10. What flowers does the author use to signify his passion in "Myth is a Semiological System"?
(a) Daisies.
(b) Orchids.
(c) Roses.
(d) Lilies.

11. What is the profession of the father of the male lover in "The Lady of the Camellias"?
(a) Army officer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Tax collector.

12. According to "The Form and the Concept" what is the second term of the system in Freud?
(a) The implied meaning of the myth.
(b) The implied meaning of the dream.
(c) The latent meaning of the dream.
(d) The latent meaning of the myth.

13. Which of the following is not a Greek shepherd in "Plastic"?
(a) Polyanthi.
(b) Polystyrene.
(c) Polyvinyl.
(d) Polyethylene.

14. "The _____ of myth presents itself in an ambiguous way." How is this quote from "The Form and the Concept" finished?
(a) Creator.
(b) User.
(c) Signifier.
(d) Speaker.

15. "Myth is not defined by _____." How is this quote from "Myth is a Type of Speech" finished?
(a) "The object of its message."
(b) "The object of its meaning."
(c) "The principles of its speech."
(d) "The subject its communicators."

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Myth on the Left" what is the opposite of myth?

2. What does the author say the world supplies to myth in "Myth is Depoliticized Speech"?

3. Myth is an inflexion, not what according to "Reading and Deciphering Myth"?

4. Which of the following is not a significant unit or synthesis mentioned by the author in "Myth is a Type of Speech"?

5. "The spiritualization can be seen in the extent, the quality and the material of the _____." How is this quote from "The New Citroen" finished?

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