View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What film is mentioned in the first paragraph of "The Romans in Films"?
(a) Cleopatra.
(b) The Ten Commandments.
(c) Julius Caesar.
(d) Spartacus.

2. What is the associated social status of the referenced actor in "The Poor and the Proletariat"?
(a) Poor.
(b) Working class and poor.
(c) Working class.
(d) Middle class.

3. How is a writer's holiday different from another tradesman according to the author in "The Writer on Holiday"?
(a) He spends more money.
(b) He drinks more.
(c) He continues to work.
(d) He travels further from home.

4. Where was this meeting on soaps mentioned in "Soap Powders and Detergents"?
(a) Paris.
(b) Madrid.
(c) London.
(d) New York.

5. What is the second sign in "The Romans in Films"?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Sweat.
(c) Skin color.
(d) Hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not "a certain young novelists...liking" in "The Writer on Holiday"?

2. What meal does the author compare a writer's liking to in "The Writer on Holiday"?

3. The author makes the statement that a wrestler is ________ "in broad daylight and in the sight of all"?

4. What sort of wrestling does the author define as portraying the ongoing battles between character types in, "The World of Wrestling"?

5. What did Queen Frederika wear in "The 'Blue Blood' Cruise"?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 252 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample