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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. Which of the following is not a "type" of man according to the author in "The Blue Guide"?
(a) "Clever tradesman."
(b) "Whimsical shop-keep."
(c) "Light-hearted gardener."
(d) "Adventurous sailor."

2. The author makes the statement that a wrestler is ________ "in broad daylight and in the sight of all"?
(a) Tortured.
(b) Crucified.
(c) Humiliated.
(d) Murdered.

3. What sort of wrestling does the author define as portraying the ongoing battle between good and evil in "The World of Wrestling"?
(a) Russian wrestling.
(b) British wrestling.
(c) American wrestling.
(d) French wrestling.

4. Where does the author suggest holidays originate from?
(a) The Athenians.
(b) The judicial world.
(c) Biblical times.
(d) The school world.

5. Who is Garbo?
(a) A ballerina.
(b) A model.
(c) A singer.
(d) An actress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a publication referred to by the author in "The Blue Guide"?

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

3. What does the author claim is wine's power in "Wine and Milk"?

4. Ultimately, what is the destiny of the writers in the magazine article mentioned in "Novels and Children"?

5. What is the associated social status of the referenced actor in "The Poor and the Proletariat"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the metaphorical roles of the different types of "Soap Powders and Detergents"?

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How is the opening claim in "Neither-Nor Criticism" that "criticism must be 'neither a parlour game, nor a municipal service'" affect the remainder of the article?

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