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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 attitude.
(b) French struggle.
(c) French endurance.
(d) French imperiality.

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

5. 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.

6. Myth is an inflexion, not what according to "Reading and Deciphering Myth"?
(a) A lie nor a confession.
(b) A fact nor a reality.
(c) An attitude nor an opinion.
(d) An ability nor a reaction.

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

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

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

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

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

12. What is the first point the author makes of the science of semiology in "Myth as a Semiological System"?
(a) It only exists in theory at the time of writing.
(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 is to become an object of philosophy before affecting a culture.

13. What is one of the best methods against myth in "Myth as a Stolen Language"?
(a) Write against the need for the myth.
(b) Study the particular myth's need to exist.
(c) Obstruct the acknowledging of a myths purpose.
(d) Produce an artificial myth.

14. "The _____ of myth presents itself in an ambiguous way." How is this quote from "The Form and the Concept" finished?
(a) Creator.
(b) Signifier.
(c) Speaker.
(d) User.

15. Which type of photograph "suggests the tyranny of an ideal" in "Photography and Electoral Appeal"?
(a) Close up.
(b) Profile.
(c) A three quarter face.
(d) Full on.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What flowers does the author use to signify his passion in "Myth is a Semiological System"?

3. The workers mentioned in "The Great Family of Men" of the Goutte d'Or are from where?

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

5. 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?

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