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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "One is gifted for jet-flying as others are ____." How is this quote from "The Jet-Man" finished?
(a) Called to God.
(b) Urged to nurse.
(c) Able to teach.
(d) Brought to write.

2. Who is "the holiday" a product for?
(a) All people.
(b) Blue collar workers.
(c) Non-royals.
(d) The bourgeoisie class.

3. In "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat," the ship is an emblem of what?
(a) Closure.
(b) Literature.
(c) Dreams.
(d) Objectivity.

4. In "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat," what are most ships in legend of fiction?
(a) "Round, smooth universe."
(b) "Painful objects of captivity."
(c) "Necessity to dreams."
(d) "Enjoyed vessels."

5. Ultimately, what is the destiny of the writers in the magazine article mentioned in "Novels and Children"?
(a) Write what is natural.
(b) Produce children.
(c) What what is best for their children.
(d) Write for their children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a phrase used to describe Einstein or his brain in "The Brain of Einstein"?

2. Which of the following is not one of the things the author says of steak in "Steak and Chips"?

3. How is the following quote from "The World of Wrestling" finished: "the virtue of all-in wrestling is that it is the spectacle of _____."

4. Which of the following is not a dish the author mentions in the first paragraph of "Ornamental Cooking"?

5. "The storm, that is, the infinite, rages in ______." How is quote from "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat" finished?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is drunkenness different in France than other nations?

2. 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?

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

4. The evil that the author speaks of in "Operation Margarine," where else does he say it is present, beyond the Army and the Church? What example does he use?

5. What are the two signs that are discussed in "The Romans in Films?" What do they suggest of Roman and modern culture?

6. Why is it that the writer works on holiday important?

7. How are steak and chips (i.e. French fries) alike?

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

9. What does the author say Garbo's beauty suggests of culture?

10. How is fairness apart of wrestling?

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