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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. Why is Seinfeld disappointed when someone answers the phone?

2. What does Seinfeld say people lock up in their lockers in the gym?

3. What does Seinfeld say men are bad at buying?

4. What does Seinfeld believe does not exist?

5. Why does Seinfeld think it is funny that people lock up their dirty clothes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Seinfeld think that modern dating is better than dating in the past?

2. What dose Seinfeld think about bad gifts?

3. Why does Seinfeld think that fix up dates are the worst kind of dates?

4. Why does Seinfeld think that all straight men are homophobes?

5. Why does Seinfeld think marriage is like a government?

6. What does Seinfeld say he finds sexy in a woman?

7. What does Seinfeld think about car parking spaces?

8. Why does Seinfeld think that people are afraid of flying?

9. What does Seinfeld say male friendships are conditional on?

10. What does Seinfeld think about airports?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has Seinfeld developed his comedic persona over the years? How important is a strong persona in comedy? What role did his television show play in developing this persona?

Essay Topic 2

How has Jerry's live act developed over the years? What influence has he had on his contemporaries? Discuss a touring comedian that owes Jerry for part of his act.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the Seinfeld sitcom.

1) How similar is the material in SEINLANGUAGE to the sitcom?

2) In what way does Seinfeld use the character he developed in the sitcom in the book?

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