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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is a writer's holiday different from another tradesman according to the author in "The Writer on Holiday"?

2. Where does the author suggest holidays originate from?

3. What American mixture does the author perplex over in "Wine and Milk"?

4. "Wine is here a part of the reason of _____." How is this quote from "Wine and Milk" finished?

5. Which types of toys is the author more fond of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the opposite of "The Nautilus"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is love a myth and what are the examples of this in the book? Compare and contrast the different forms of love.

Essay Topic 2

What non-living objects does the author give life to in "Mythologies?" Of which examples is the author's tone positive and which negative?

Essay Topic 3

What is a "Jet-Man?" What are peoples' attitudes towards him? What do these attitudes reflect of the people who hold them? How is the "Jet-Man" different than most people and how is he the same?

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