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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 is a "regressive semiological system," according to "Myth is a Stolen Language"?
(a) Modern art.
(b) Contemporary poetry.
(c) 20th century film.
(d) Classical literature.

2. According to the author, what is striptease to France?
(a) Celebrated.
(b) Nationalized.
(c) Sinful.
(d) Hidden.

3. In "The Great Family of Men," what is "The Family of Men" the author discusses?
(a) A painting.
(b) A photography exhibit.
(c) A book of photography.
(d) A film.

4. Mythology is a part of semiology in what way according to "Myth as a Semiological System"?
(a) It is regulated by the definitions of objects.
(b) It can only be used to break down barriers.
(c) That it is a formal science.
(d) It is a philosophy.

5. "A ____ decor complete with _____." How is this quote from Striptease finished?
(a) Roman, ivy.
(b) Chinese, bamboo.
(c) British, lilies.
(d) Venetian, gondola.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a Greek shepherd in "Plastic"?

2. According to "The Form and the Concept" what is the second term of the system in Freud?

3. Who is a producer of myths, as said in "Reading and Deciphering Myth"?

4. According to "Myth is a Type of Speech," myth is a system of what?

5. Above all in "Myth on the Left," myth is what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the woman in "Striptease" an object in disguise? What is the point of this?

2. How must one understand the term "political" in "Myth is Depoliticized Speech"?

3. What is "the inoculation"?

4. In "The Form and the Concept," how is it the author suggests the signifier of myth is presented?

5. Why does the author say that poetry is ideal prey for myth in "Myth as a Stolen Language"?

6. How is plastic a "miraculous substance," according to the author in "Plastic"?

7. What is semiology?

8. How does the author suggest that myth seeks after him (or you or I) in "The Signification"?

9. What is history's role concerning myth as a type of speech, according to "Myth is a Type of Speech"?

10. Why does Marguerite only send the audience "to sleep" in "The Lady of the Camellias"?

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