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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. "The spiritualization can be seen in the extent, the quality and the material of the _____." How is this quote from "The New Citroen" finished?
2. "Myth is a type of speech chosen by ______." How is this quote finished?
3. In "The Great Family of Men," what is "The Family of Men" the author discusses?
4. In "Myth on the Right," what does the bourgeoisie want to keep with the appearances?
5. What is the profession of the father of the male lover in "The Lady of the Camellias"?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "Myth is a Type of Speech" what does the author say that myth is? What does he say that a form of speech is?
2. Why does Marguerite only send the audience "to sleep" in "The Lady of the Camellias"?
3. What language is not mythical according to "Myth on the Left?" Why?
4. How does the author suggest that myth seeks after him (or you or I) in "The Signification"?
5. How must one understand the term "political" in "Myth is Depoliticized Speech"?
6. What is "the inoculation"?
7. What is semiology?
8. How does the author suggest class and progressive humanism differ from one another in "The Great Family of Man"?
9. How do the ways that Marguerite and Armand feel love differ from one another in "The Lady of the Camellias"?
10. Why does the author say that poetry is ideal prey for myth in "Myth as a Stolen Language"?
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
How can myths and communication be used unfairly? What examples of this are there from the book?
Essay Topic 3
What myths/objects are nationalistic in French culture? Why are myths important to the French, specifically? How is the author eager to exemplify what is French and what is not in the book?
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