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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Your ____ will be furious!" How is this quote from "Operation Margarine" finished?
(a) Mother.
(b) Grandmother.
(c) Father.
(d) Uncle.

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

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

4. Ultimately, what is the destiny of the writers in the magazine article mentioned in "Novels and Children"?
(a) What what is best for their children.
(b) Produce children.
(c) Write for their children.
(d) Write what is natural.

5. 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 continues to work.
(c) He drinks more.
(d) He travels further from home.

6. What pop-culture icon is Garbo contrasted to in "The Face of Garbo"?
(a) Queen Elizabeth.
(b) Elizabeth Taylor.
(c) Audrey Hepburn.
(d) Coco Chanel.

7. In "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat," the ship is an emblem of what?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Closure.
(c) Literature.
(d) Objectivity.

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

9. According to the author in "Neither-Nor Criticism," which of the following isn't "heavy, defective words"?
(a) Nuclear.
(b) Catechism.
(c) Militant.
(d) Ideology.

10. Which of the following is not a sign of apostleship in "The Iconography of Abbe Pierre"?
(a) A constant hold of the Bible.
(b) A missionary's beard.
(c) A benign expression.
(d) A sheepskin coat.

11. What is Garbo's makeup compared to in "The Face of Garbo"?
(a) A mosaic.
(b) A masterpiece.
(c) A mask.
(d) Another face.

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

13. What writer does Barthes discuss the work of in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?
(a) Mary Shelley.
(b) Herman Melville.
(c) Bram Stoker.
(d) Jules Verne.

14. Finish the following statement from "Toys": "The adult Frenchman sees the child as ______."
(a) "Another self."
(b) "Unable to comprehend meaning in most issues."
(c) "Spirited, yet unrefined"
(d) "Inferior in every way."

15. What religious sect is referred to in "Novels and Children"?
(a) Hasidic Jews.
(b) Jesuits.
(c) Unitarian Universalists.
(d) Sunni Muslims.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time do the royals wake up to mock the working class in "The 'Blue Blood' Cruise"?

2. What word does the author say is used by "Neither-Nor" critics in a tone of "alacrity"?

3. Which of the following is NOT something the author says criticism mustn't be in "Neither-Nor Criticism."

4. In "The 'Blue Blood' Cruise," what is the name of the yacht used by the royals?

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

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