3. 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"?
(a) A hat.
(b) Electric wires.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A scarf.

4. The author sees toys as doing what to children?
(a) Helping.
(b) Conditioning.
(c) Spoiling.
(d) Inspiring.

5. What passion of children does Barthes compare the themes of the discussed author to in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?
(a) Pirates and monsters.
(b) Huts and tents.
(c) Fields and games.
(d) Streams and forests.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which king is compared to writers in "The Writer on Holiday"?

2. What pop-culture icon is Garbo contrasted to in "The Face of Garbo"?

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. Finish the following statement from "Toys": "The adult Frenchman sees the child as ______."

5. What writer does Barthes discuss the work of in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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. What are the differences in the hair-styles of Portia and Calpurnia in "The Romans in Films," and what do they suggest?

4. From reading "Ornamental Cookery," why would you say that Elle creates such a grandiose food section for a working-class readership?

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

6. What is the literary device Verne created?

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

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

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

10. What is the sexist irony of "Novels and Children"?

(see the answer keys)

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