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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 the first section of this chapter called?

2. What item of clothing does Seinfeld think a naked person should wear?

3. What does Seinfeld say it says when someone buys you a paperweight?

4. What does Seinfeld believe men are like when it comes to sex?

5. What does Seinfeld believe does not exist?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Seinfeld not like seeing people's newborn babies?

2. Why does Seinfeld find ambulance stickers amusing?

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

4. Why does Seinfeld think people are uncomfortable when they are naked?

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

6. What dose Seinfeld think about bad gifts?

7. Why does Seinfeld think that dating over dinner is a stupid thing to do?

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

9. What does Seinfeld believe people in a relationship should have to prevent a messy break?

10. What does Seinfeld think about answering machines?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Seinfeld develop humor in everyday situations? In what ways do they think Seinfeld's ability to develop humor in everyday situations made him into a highly successful comedian? Write a brief monologue about an everyday situation in Jerry's style.

Essay Topic 2

What are Seinfeld's views on childhood? Does Seinfeld make any serious points about his upbringing or children's upbringing in general? What kind of childhood did Seinfeld have?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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