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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Public Sphere: In Distrust of Movements, Think About It, and Shouting Fire!.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the man mentioned being tried for during World War I in "Shouting Fire!"?
(a) Passing out pamphlets that opposed the draft.
(b) Protesting naked.
(c) Passing out green buttons.
(d) Disturbing the peace.

2. What does Fadiman think about electronic mail in "Mail"?
(a) She dreads the invention of the next mail system .
(b) She wishes she had a computer so she could use it .
(c) She is horrified that people are forgo grammar and using abbreviations.
(d) She loves how fast it is.

3. What feeling does Frazier seem to take about society's lack of idleness in "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose"?
(a) It is tragic.
(b) It is maddening.
(c) He doesn't care either way.
(d) He is hopeful.

4. What does McPhee compare his gift to in "Silk Parachute."
(a) His father.
(b) His life up until that point.
(c) His mother.
(d) Nature.

5. What is the ultimate solution to the type of death discussed in "Heaven and Nature"?
(a) Sex.
(b) Money.
(c) A house.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What magazine is mentioned having a cartoon that is equivalent to shouting fire in "Shouting Fire!"?

2. What was one of the problems Fadiman mentions about 19th century postage in "Mail"?

3. What issue is Frazier discussing about the modern world in the essay "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose"?

4. What type of love does Hoagland say is enough to make a man happy in "Heaven and Nature"?

5. Who is William O. Douglas to Conroy in "Think About It"?

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