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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1, Part 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the actor the author focuses on in "The Poor and the Proletariat"?
(a) Charlie Chaplin.
(b) Marlon Brando.
(c) Clark Gable.
(d) John Wayne.

2. What do the toys of current society do, that disheartens the author?
(a) Block the foundation for creativity.
(b) Support an uneducated society.
(c) Taint children's morale.
(d) Die very quickly.

3. In "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat," the ship is a symbol of what?
(a) Departure.
(b) Fear.
(c) Commerce.
(d) Isolation.

4. "Your ____ will be furious!" How is this quote from "Operation Margarine" finished?
(a) Mother.
(b) Father.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Grandmother.

5. The workers mentioned in "The Great Family of Men" of the Goutte d'Or are from where?
(a) Paris.
(b) Lebanon.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Northern Africa.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author argues that French toys "are meant to produce children who are users, not ____." How is this quote finished?

2. What pop-culture icon is Garbo contrasted to in "The Face of Garbo"?

3. Which types of toys is the author more fond of?

4. What does the author say culture will be opposed to in "Neither-Nor Criticism"?

5. Plastic is "ubiquity made ____." How is this quote from "Plastic" finished?

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