2. Who is the actor the author focuses on in "The Poor and the Proletariat"?
(a) Clark Gable.
(b) Marlon Brando.
(c) John Wayne.
(d) Charlie Chaplin.

3. What other alcoholic beverage is wine contrasted to in "Wine and Milk"?
(a) Beer.
(b) Cordials.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Bourbon.

4. What food is Einstein's mental process compared to making in "The Brain of Einstein"?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Steak.
(c) Stuffed peppers.
(d) Sausages.

5. The author argues that French toys "are meant to produce children who are users, not ____." How is this quote finished?
(a) Doers.
(b) Creators.
(c) Visualizers.
(d) Thinkers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Though the author says "Jet-Man," to what profession is it assumed he is referring?

2. In "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat," the ship is a symbol of what?

3. Who is "a fifty-year-old with an obese and sagging body"?

4. "Wine is here a part of the reason of _____." How is this quote from "Wine and Milk" finished?

5. According to the author, which of the following is not a Gnostic theme within the safe of the universe that was almost opened by Einstein?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between "culture" and "ideologies" in "Neither-Nor Criticism"?

2. In "Blind and Dumb Criticism," why would a critic admitting that he is not scholarly enough to comment appropriately on the work at hand be toxic to a culture?

3. "Hitch the greatness of the former to the triumph of the latter." To what does this quote from "Operation Margarine" apply?

4. What is the literary device Verne created?

5. What is the function of wrestling according to "The World of Wrestling?" What does the author contrast this to? Why is this the function of wrestling?

6. Why are the "Ornamental Cookery" images in Elle magazine put fourth in vain?

7. How is it assumed the author is referring to astronauts when he says "the Jet-Man"?

8. How are "The Nautilus" and "Mysterious Island" similar and different?

9. What is particularly special of the "Jet-Man"?

10. What is the literature of repletion in "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"? What does it lead to?

(see the answer keys)

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