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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not part of the whole system of values for a myth in "The Form and the Concept"?
(a) A history.
(b) A geography.
(c) A morality.
(d) An audiology.

2. In "The Bourgeoisie as a Joint-Stock Company," what is the characterization of an unchanging humanity?
(a) Its titles.
(b) Its signifiers.
(c) Its identity.
(d) Its cultural issues.

3. What is the main character's name in "The Lady of the Camellias"?
(a) Marguerite.
(b) Lucille.
(c) Jeanne.
(d) Sophie.

4. According to "Myth is a Type of Speech," myth is a system of what?
(a) Communication.
(b) Grammar.
(c) Words.
(d) Types of speech.

5. What is the first point the author makes of the science of semiology in "Myth as a Semiological System"?
(a) It is to become an object of philosophy before affecting a culture.
(b) Groups of people must agree on the meaning of the theories to become a myth.
(c) The signification of a theory is only purposeful to a small percentage of objects.
(d) It only exists in theory at the time of writing.

6. "______, myth is on the right." How is this quote finished?
(a) Statistically.
(b) Rarely.
(c) Essentially.
(d) Usually.

7. In "Myth is a Stolen Language," what offers little resistance to robbery by myth"?
(a) Cultural philosophy.
(b) Popular culture.
(c) Articulated language.
(d) General psychology.

8. What does the author say the world supplies to myth in "Myth is Depoliticized Speech"?
(a) Ability of usage.
(b) Historical reality.
(c) Cultural adherence.
(d) Definition.

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

10. The author says that the main character of "The Lady of the Camellias" sends the audience to where?
(a) Analyze.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Adjust.
(d) Think.

11. In "The New Citroen" what is the modern equivalent of great Gothic cathedrals?
(a) Subways.
(b) Skyscrapers.
(c) Cars.
(d) Fashion.

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

13. What is the subject of the headline mentioned in "Reading and Deciphering Myth"?
(a) The change in language.
(b) The price of milk.
(c) The effects of war.
(d) The price of vegetables.

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

15. 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 cow.
(b) A heifer.
(c) A sheep.
(d) A goat.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author says that the main character of "The Lady of the Camellias" lives in the awareness of what?

2. In "The Form and the Concept" a complete image would do what to myth?

3. What is an example of a class ritual in "The Bourgeoisie as a Joint-Stock Company"?

4. Above all in "Myth on the Left," myth is what?

5. "Myth is a type of speech chosen by ______." How is this quote finished?

(see the answer keys)

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