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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The 'Blue Blood' Cruise," what is the name of the yacht used by the royals?
(a) "Andromeda."
(b) "Le Grande Bagarre."
(c) "The Agamemnon."
(d) "The Iris."

2. In "Wine and Milk," what is the opposite of wine?
(a) Juice.
(b) Beer.
(c) Milk.
(d) Water.

3. What other alcoholic beverage is wine contrasted to in "Wine and Milk"?
(a) Cordials.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Beer.
(d) Bourbon.

4. "Criticism must be neither a parlour game, nor a _____." How is this quote from "Neither-Nor Criticism" finished?
(a) Act of consciousness.
(b) Municipal service.
(c) Housewife chore.
(d) Deed of envy.

5. In "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat," the ship is a symbol of what?
(a) Commerce.
(b) Departure.
(c) Fear.
(d) Isolation.

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

7. Which of the following does the author say is impossible to ignore for the bourgeois with regard to art history in "The Blue Guide"?
(a) Roman Catholic.
(b) Greek.
(c) French.
(d) Jewish.

8. "______ for Schelling." How is this quote from "The Brain of Einstein finished"?
(a) Water.
(b) Air.
(c) Breath.
(d) Oxygen.

9. What American mixture does the author perplex over in "Wine and Milk"?
(a) Wine and juice.
(b) Water and cucumber.
(c) Milk and pomegranate.
(d) Milk and chocolate.

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

11. With what quote does "Neither-Nor Critcism" conclude?
(a) "Literature has entered a situation which is difficult, restricted, mortal."
(b) "I rather fear that the new Neither-Nor critcism is one season behind."
(c) "It can even be said it is when man proclaims his primal liberty that his subordination is least disputable."
(d) "And yet, nothing can escape being put into question by History; not even good writing."

12. How old is the subject of the trial in "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Eighty.
(d) Forty.

13. What magazine is the reference point for "Ornamental Cooking"?
(a) Ornamental Cooking.
(b) Elle.
(c) Au Jus.
(d) Good Housekeeping.

14. According to the author, the literature of repletion is passed of as what?
(a) The literature of how man struggles.
(b) The literature to what guides our lives and our souls.
(c) The literature of the "real" and the "human."
(d) The literature of what is "judicial" and what is "faithful."

15. What food is Einstein's mental process compared to making in "The Brain of Einstein"?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Sausages.
(c) Steak.
(d) Stuffed peppers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a "type" of man according to the author in "The Blue Guide"?

2. Which king is compared to writers in "The Writer on Holiday"?

3. What does the author say the readers of the magazine he speaks of are entitled to in "Ornamental Cooking"?

4. Where was this meeting on soaps mentioned in "Soap Powders and Detergents"?

5. How does the author refer to the magazine he writes of in "Ornamental Cooking"?

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