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The Crying of Lot 49 Quiz

Thomas Pynchon
This Study Guide consists of approximately 72 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Crying of Lot 49.
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The Crying of Lot 49 Quiz

Thomas Pynchon
This Study Guide consists of approximately 72 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Crying of Lot 49.

Take our free The Crying of Lot 49 quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Bortz suggests to Oedipa that Tristero might have caused ______ simply in order to issue the Proclamation of the 9th Frimaire, An III, ending the sanctioned postal monopoly. (from Chapter 6)

2.

Metzger tells Mike Fallopian he is so right-wing that he's left-wing, and possibly a Marxist, since he is invoking the _______theory. (from Chapter 4)

3.

What is at the center of the intricate plot of the play Oedipa and Metzger go to see? (from Chapter 3)

4.

After losing noble patronage, the majority of Tristero members fled to where during 1849-50? (from Chapter 6)

5.

What scientific rule does the Nefastis Machine violate? (from Chapter 4)

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