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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. "Chips are ____ and ____ like steak." How is this quote finished from "Steak and Chips"?
2. "Republicans are always 'extremists' looting _____." Finish this quote from "The Blue Guide."
3. What does the writing of the author under discussion in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat" most typically explore?
4. Finish the following statement from "Toys": "The adult Frenchman sees the child as ______."
5. Which types of toys is the author more fond of?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the function of wrestling according to "The World of Wrestling?" What does the author contrast this to? Why is this the function of wrestling?
2. What does the author note is the difference between cartoons and photographs of Einstein? What is the significance of Einstein being featured in cartoons?
3. How does Abbe Pierre's haircut a juncture of meeting points and definitions?
4. How is fairness apart of wrestling?
5. What are the metaphorical roles of the different types of "Soap Powders and Detergents"?
6. How does the author argue Einstein's brain is presented in popular culture?
7. How does the author introduce holidays in "The Writer on Holiday"?
8. How is it assumed the author is referring to astronauts when he says "the Jet-Man"?
9. What is the significance of eating steak rare in "Steak and Chips"?
10. What are the two signs that are discussed in "The Romans in Films?" What do they suggest of Roman and modern culture?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How can photography be used in elections? How are people manipulated through this process?
Essay Topic 2
What journalism/literature devalues the human experience, according to the author? How and why do people let this happen?
Essay Topic 3
What does the author say of critics? Who are critics to him and why are they relevant/irrelevant? What are the themes of the essays he writes specifically about critics? How are these essays similar/different to others in the book?
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