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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prevents signs and cultures from going universal?
(a) Art.
(b) Religion.
(c) Language.
(d) Literature.

2. What is the name of the restaurant who created the complex dessert of braised tomato?
(a) Arpege.
(b) Centimille.
(c) Deux Magots.
(d) Cafe du Flores.

3. What nationality was the tourist that got off on the first platform rather than the second in Trouble at the Tower?
(a) British.
(b) Canadian.
(c) German.
(d) American.

4. How many visits did Adam's new gym suggest he have per week for a "New York-style" commitment?
(a) Four times a week.
(b) Twice a week.
(c) Once per week.
(d) Three times a week.

5. What color is the marquee of the Cafe Deux Magots?
(a) White with green lettering.
(b) Black with gilt lettering.
(c) White with red lettering.
(d) Green with gilt lettering.

6. Which area of Paris does Gopnik find his apartment in?
(a) The Sixth Arrondissement.
(b) The Fourth Arrondissment.
(c) He isn't able to find an apartment in Paris and moves to the suburbs.
(d) The Seventh Arrondissement.

7. Where is Gopnik's fax machine made?
(a) It is made in Sweden.
(b) It is a U.S. machine he brought over.
(c) It is made by France Telecom in France.
(d) It is made in China.

8. What food does Gopnik miss more than any other American food in Distant Errors?
(a) Soup.
(b) Pizza.
(c) A bran muffin.
(d) Sandwiches.

9. What class is most enthusiastic about the strikes in France?
(a) All classes are equally invested in strikes.
(b) The upper class.
(c) The lower class.
(d) The middle class.

10. How many haute couture shows were in Paris in Couture Shock?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.

11. What did Adam's gym do to celebrate their opening?
(a) They hosted a relay race.
(b) The had a crepe party.
(c) They had a dance.
(d) They hosted a concert.

12. How does Paris look at the time of the strike in the chapter, The Strike?
(a) It seems cheerful and sunny and spring is coming.
(b) It is very dirty due to the sanitation workers striking.
(c) It is decorated for Christmas.
(d) The city seems gray and drab in the wake of all the negative strike propaganda.

13. What is the name of the movement that brought an emphasis on spices to compete with this ethic of the soil?
(a) Le mode parfait.
(b) Nouvelle cuisine.
(c) Cuisine francaise.
(d) Premiere preparation.

14. Who does Gopnik trace the history of French cuisine to?
(a) Auguste Excoffier.
(b) Jean-Paul LaChevre.
(c) Julia Child.
(d) Helene Berchtold.

15. How many remotes does Gopnik receive for his television in Winter Circus?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the magazine that Adam Gopnik works as a correspondent for?

2. Which publication first revealed that Juppe had leased an apartment from the domaine privee of the city of Paris?

3. In what way was Gopnik worried that the strike would affect his life in the chapter The Strike?

4. Which nationality champions producerism, according to Gopnik?

5. How did the prosecution consider Papon's sentence?

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