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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

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

5. In "Reading and Deciphering Myth" the author says the saluting soldier used as a reference in other sections is an example of what?
(a) French struggle.
(b) French endurance.
(c) French imperiality.
(d) French attitude.

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

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

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

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

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

11. "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) Threading.
(b) Beading.
(c) Framing.
(d) Glasswork.

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

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

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

15. 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 price of vegetables.
(d) The effects of war.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What language is not mythical according to "Myth on the Left"?

4. "______, myth is on the right." How is this quote finished?

5. What is one of the functions of myth in "Myth is Depoliticized Speech"?

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