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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The World Cup, and After, The Balzar Wars.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to legend, what is supposed to take the place of sports for men in France?
(a) Sex and food.
(b) Books and music.
(c) Work and food.
(d) Hunting and food.

2. What was the unemployment rate in France in The Chill?
(a) 12 percent.
(b) 15 percent.
(c) 8 percent.
(d) 10 percent.

3. Who appointed Juppe to his position as Prime Minister?
(a) Christine Ockrent.
(b) Edouard Balladur.
(c) He was voted in by the populace.
(d) Jacques Chirac.

4. What was Martha's profession?
(a) She was a dancer.
(b) She was a screenwriter.
(c) She was a librarian.
(d) She was a nurse.

5. What restaurant does Gopnik attend at the end of The Crisis of French Cooking where he has a wonderful French meal?
(a) Lexards.
(b) Tournesol.
(c) Derenne.
(d) Spago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Adam have to undergo before he was allowed to work out on the machines at this gym?

2. What position did Maurice Papon have in the Gironde department?

3. What is the stadium eventually named in The Rules of the Sport?

4. What is the name of the bill supported by Le Pen which would have required people inform police if they had a foreign guest?

5. What is the name of the post-structuralist philosopher that enjoys French cuisine?

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