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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Reading and Deciphering Myth" causality creeps through the back door of what?
(a) Humanity.
(b) Culture.
(c) Objects.
(d) Nature.

2. "The spiritualization can be seen in the extent, the quality and the material of the _____." How is this quote from "The New Citroen" finished?
(a) Framing.
(b) Glasswork.
(c) Beading.
(d) Threading.

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

4. According to the author in "The Great Family of Men," Nature is placed where?
(a) Throughout everything we experience.
(b) The bottom of History.
(c) The beginning of Silence.
(d) Among the thresholds of humanity.

5. "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 principles of its speech."
(c) "The subject its communicators."
(d) "The object of its meaning."

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

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

8. In "The Great Family of Men," what is "The Family of Men" the author discusses?
(a) A painting.
(b) A film.
(c) A photography exhibit.
(d) A book of photography.

9. In "Myth on the Right," what does the bourgeoisie want to keep with the appearances?
(a) Reality.
(b) Politics.
(c) Aristocracy.
(d) Fantasy.

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

11. Which of the following is not a significant unit or synthesis mentioned by the author in "Myth is a Type of Speech"?
(a) Linguistics.
(b) Language.
(c) Discourse.
(d) Speech.

12. 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 historical science.
(c) It is a physical science.
(d) It is nutritional for a culture.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, what is striptease to France?

2. The author says that the main character of "The Lady of the Camellias" sends the audience to where?

3. Which of the following is not a general prospect of the pseudo-physis of the dreams of the contemporary bourgeois world?

4. What is the main character's lover's name in "The Lady of the Camellias"?

5. What is the profession of the father of the male lover in "The Lady of the Camellias"?

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