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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. What does the author argue takes precedence over the human life in "The Blue Guide"?
(a) Lakes.
(b) Cities.
(c) Buildings.
(d) Monuments.

2. Which of the following is NOT something the author says criticism mustn't be in "Neither-Nor Criticism."
(a) Political.
(b) Communist.
(c) Pious.
(d) Gratuitous.

3. What is the associated social status of the referenced actor in "The Poor and the Proletariat"?
(a) Working class and poor.
(b) Working class.
(c) Poor.
(d) Middle class.

4. Which of the following is not a phrase used to describe Einstein or his brain in "The Brain of Einstein"?
(a) "A true museum exhibit."
(b) "World of robots."
(c) "Bed of thorns."
(d) "Superman."

5. As said in "Wine and Milk," wine is to the French as what is to the Dutch?
(a) "The milk of the farm."
(b) "The milk of the cow."
(c) "The milk of the chocolate."
(d) "The milk of the mother."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Garbo's makeup compared to in "The Face of Garbo"?

2. The author claims that according to the magazine article in "Novels and Children," women are what sort of species?

3. What film is mentioned in "The Face of Garbo"?

4. Which of the following is not "a certain young novelists...liking" in "The Writer on Holiday"?

5. In "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat," what are most ships in legend of fiction?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does royalty dress in "The 'Blue Blood' Cruise"? What does this say of the royal families?

2. How does Abbe Pierre's haircut a juncture of meeting points and definitions?

3. What is the authors ultimate issue with "The Blue Guide"?

4. What is Charlie Chaplin presenting to audiences in the film "Modern Times"?

5. What does the author note is the difference between cartoons and photographs of Einstein? What is the significance of Einstein being featured in cartoons?

6. How was Dominici convicted of his crime in "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"?

7. How does the author argue Einstein's brain is presented in popular culture?

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

9. What are "Toys," according to the author?

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

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