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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1, Part 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author claims that according to the magazine article in "Novels and Children," women are what sort of species?
(a) "Superior."
(b) "Inspirational."
(c) "Naive."
(d) "Homogenous."

2. What did Queen Frederika wear in "The 'Blue Blood' Cruise"?
(a) A plain yellow dress.
(b) A print dress.
(c) Jeans and an oxford shirt.
(d) Shorts and a tank top.

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

4. What does the author claim is wine's power in "Wine and Milk"?
(a) Extracts opposites from objects.
(b) Surrends the good of one for the benefit of all.
(c) Gives life to objects that use it properly.
(d) Relaxes only to restore.

5. Which of the following is not one of the things the author says of steak in "Steak and Chips"?
(a) "A part of all the rhythms."
(b) "The bachelor's bohemian snack."
(c) "The comfortable bourgeois meal."
(d) "The reason there is supper."

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Saint is the Abbe said to be dressed up as in "The Iconography of the Abbe Pierre"?

2. Which of the following is not a title of an outside work referenced in "Operation Margarine"?

3. Who is "a fifty-year-old with an obese and sagging body"?

4. Which of the following is not an object mentioned in "The 'Blue Blood" Cruise"?

5. In "Soap Powders and Detergents," what does the author argue that the "whiteness" promised by these cleaning products play towards?

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