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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 83-111.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wallace believes fighting technology lies in ________.
(a) War.
(b) Conservatism.
(c) Compliance.
(d) Imitation.

2. What is Wallace's explanation for why Midwesterners are alienated?
(a) Because they have different ethical values.
(b) Because they enjoy different movies.
(c) Because their home is like a factory.
(d) Because they speak differently.

3. What natural disaster does Jim Edgar discuss with the press?
(a) The earthquake.
(b) The flood.
(c) The hurricane.
(d) The tornado.

4. What activity other than tennis does Wallace cite as using geometry?
(a) Billiards.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Darts.
(d) Video games.

5. Wallace learns that people enter the Junior Livestock Competition for ______.
(a) Fame.
(b) Pride.
(c) Their parents.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of "E Unibus Pluram," what does Wallace describe fiction writers as NOT enjoying?

2. Why, according to Wallace, did Image-Fiction fail?

3. What does Wallace believe about the dialogue in six hours worth of television?

4. According to Wallace, how do commercials respond to the pressure for people to stop watching so much television?

5. Why does Wallace see fighting irony as "impossible"?

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