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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1, Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not what the author argues convicted the defendant in "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Communication.
(c) The press.
(d) Evidence.

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

3. Which king is compared to writers in "The Writer on Holiday"?
(a) Richard II.
(b) Edward III.
(c) Henry IV.
(d) Louis XIV.

4. What other famous author does Barthes compare misunderstandings in language to in "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"?
(a) Dostoevsky.
(b) Ibsen.
(c) Marquez.
(d) Kafka.

5. Which two organizations are referred to in "Operation Margarine"?
(a) The Church and the Government.
(b) The Navy and the Court.
(c) The Army and the Church.
(d) The Police and the Army.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the author suggest holidays originate from?

2. What is Garbo's makeup compared to in "The Face of Garbo"?

3. Who is "the holiday" a product for?

4. According to the author, the literature of repletion is passed of as what?

5. According to the author, French toys always mean what?

(see the answer key)

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