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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is "a fifty-year-old with an obese and sagging body"?
(a) Orsano.
(b) Mazaud.
(c) Harlequin.
(d) Thauvin.

3. How does the author describe bleach products in "Soap Powders and Detergents"?
(a) Liquid fire.
(b) Immediate chemical combustion.
(c) Clothing tonic.
(d) Mass-sold poison.

4. What time do the royals wake up to mock the working class in "The 'Blue Blood' Cruise"?
(a) 4:30 a.m.
(b) 5 a.m.
(c) 7 a.m.
(d) 6 a.m.

5. Which of the following is not another "great spectacle" the author mentions in "The World of Wrestling"?
(a) Justice.
(b) Misery.
(c) Suffering.
(d) Defeat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the author compare wrestlers to in the final paragraph of "The World of Wrestling"?

3. The author argues that, ultimately, wrestlers are what?

4. Who is the actor the author focuses on in "The Poor and the Proletariat"?

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

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