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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does "Myth as Stolen Language" conclude?
(a) "Ideology has its methods, and so has semiology."
(b) "The mistake which is constantly made is to confuse them."
(c) "One must deal with the writer's realism either as an ideological substance or as a semiological value."
(d) "The ideal of course would be to combine these two types of criticism."

2. The author says that the main character of "The Lady of the Camellias" lives in the awareness of what?
(a) Her selfishness.
(b) Her pride.
(c) Her alienation.
(d) Her selflessness.

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

4. Which of the following is not a general prospect of the pseudo-physis of the dreams of the contemporary bourgeois world?
(a) Tautology.
(b) The statement of fact.
(c) Identification.
(d) Importance of opinion.

5. Plastic is "ubiquity made ____." How is this quote from "Plastic" finished?
(a) Affordable.
(b) Modern.
(c) Visible.
(d) Simple.

6. As per the opening statement, "Striptease" emphasizes which city?
(a) Prague.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Nice.

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

8. In "Myth on the Left" what is the opposite of myth?
(a) Speech that remains political.
(b) Speech that remains scientific.
(c) Speech that is changed often.
(d) Speech that is used commonly.

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

10. Which of the following is not part of the function of a myth in "Myth is a Semiological System"?
(a) "It imposes it on us."
(b) "It makes us understand something."
(c) "It points out and it notifies."
(d) "It defines something as meaningful."

11. In "Myth is a Type of Speech" what happens to certain objects that become prey to mythical speech?
(a) They are only reencountered by scholars.
(b) They disappear, and other objects take their place.
(c) They are forgotten, they have no place in modernity.
(d) They eventually will recirculate.

12. What is the main character's lover's name in "The Lady of the Camellias"?
(a) Antoinne.
(b) Jean-Paul.
(c) Armande.
(d) Pierre.

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

14. According to the author, what is striptease to France?
(a) Sinful.
(b) Nationalized.
(c) Hidden.
(d) Celebrated.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Myth on the Right," what does the bourgeoisie want to keep with the appearances?

2. "Myth is not defined by _____." How is this quote from "Myth is a Type of Speech" finished?

3. In "The Great Family of Men," what is "The Family of Men" the author discusses?

4. In "Myth is Depoliticized Speech," how does myth act in the passing from history to nature?

5. "The _____ of myth presents itself in an ambiguous way." How is this quote from "The Form and the Concept" finished?

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