2. Which of the following is not a sign of apostleship in "The Iconography of Abbe Pierre"?
(a) A benign expression.
(b) A missionary's beard.
(c) A constant hold of the Bible.
(d) A sheepskin coat.

3. What is the first sign of "The Romans in Films"?
(a) Skin color.
(b) Hair.
(c) Sweat.
(d) Clothing.

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

5. The author argues that, ultimately, wrestlers are what?
(a) Entrepreneurs.
(b) Con artists.
(c) Unenviable.
(d) Actors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is on Einstein's head in the photograph where he is lying down in on a bed, referred to in "The Brain of Einstein"?

2. What does the author suggest is saintly about the Abbe Pierre?

3. In "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat," what are Nautilus and Drunken Boat to one another?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of eating steak rare in "Steak and Chips"?

2. What does the author compare Garbo's makeup to? What male personality is she compared to?

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

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

5. Why does the author speak ill of men as 'types' in "The Blue Guide"?

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

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

8. How is fairness apart of wrestling?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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