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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. What is one of the best methods against myth in "Myth as a Stolen Language"?

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

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

4. "______, myth is on the right." How is this quote finished?

5. In "Reading and Deciphering Myth" the author says the saluting soldier used as a reference in other sections is an example of what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is semiology?

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

5. Does the author admit there are revolts against the bourgeois ideology in "The Bourgeoisie as a Joint-Stock Company"? What is it called?

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

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

8. What allows the reader of "Reading and Deciphering Myth" to consume myth innocently?

9. What language is not mythical according to "Myth on the Left?" Why?

10. How does the author suggest class and progressive humanism differ from one another in "The Great Family of Man"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Einstein's role in our culture? What has changed about him as a myth since he died? How is he appreciated and what for? What are the two camps of regarding his thought process, according to the author?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What does the author say of writers as figures? Do you agree or disagree? Is there anyone else who deserves the same consideration more than writers? Why or why not?

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