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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Myth is Depoliticized Speech," how does myth act in the passing from history to nature?
(a) Economically.
(b) Creatively.
(c) Scientifically.
(d) Philosophically.

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

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

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

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

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

7. In "Myth is a Stolen Language," what is characteristic of myth?
(a) "To transform a form into meaning."
(b) "To transform a meaning into form."
(c) "To connect objects into form."
(d) "To create a meaning for an object."

8. The main character of "The Lady of the Camellias" cannot see herself as anything but "that of ornament in the museum of the _____." How is this quote finished?
(a) Care-givers.
(b) Masters.
(c) Sufferers.
(d) Readers.

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

10. In "The Bourgeoisie as a Joint-Stock Company," what term does the author first examine?
(a) Object.
(b) Bourgeoisie.
(c) Myth.
(d) Money.

11. 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) Reintroduce society into it.
(b) Historical limits.
(c) Cultural aspects to the object.
(d) Conditions of use.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is a producer of myths, as said in "Reading and Deciphering Myth"?

3. What is one of the best methods against myth in "Myth as a Stolen Language"?

4. What is a "regressive semiological system," according to "Myth is a Stolen Language"?

5. What is the final example in "Plastic" of the material's infringement on nature?

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