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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, Part 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following is not a publication referred to by the author in "The Blue Guide"?
(a) Michelin Guide.
(b) Match.
(c) L'Express.
(d) Vogue.

3. In "The Bourgeoisie as a Joint-Stock Company," what is the characterization of an unchanging humanity?
(a) Its titles.
(b) Its cultural issues.
(c) Its signifiers.
(d) Its identity.

4. How does the author refer to the magazine he writes of in "Ornamental Cooking"?
(a) "Pages that turn in parallel with the times in which we live."
(b) "A pompous collection of reviews."
(c) "A highly valuable journal."
(d) "Impossible recipes, absurd photographs."

5. What does the author say the world supplies to myth in "Myth is Depoliticized Speech"?
(a) Historical reality.
(b) Ability of usage.
(c) Definition.
(d) Cultural adherence.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the following quote from "The World of Wrestling" finished: "the virtue of all-in wrestling is that it is the spectacle of _____."

2. In "Myth is Depoliticized Speech," how does myth act in the passing from history to nature?

3. What food is Einstein's mental process compared to making in "The Brain of Einstein"?

4. Mythology is a part of semiology in what way according to "Myth as a Semiological System"?

5. Which of the following is not part of the whole system of values for a myth in "The Form and the Concept"?

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