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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following is not an industry compared to in "Toys"?
(a) Transport.
(b) Teaching.
(c) The Army.
(d) Hair Styling.

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

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

5. "Which phrase concludes "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?
(a) "Can make man proceed from a psycho-analysis of the cave."
(b) "Which comes close to the infinite."
(c) "It constantly begets departure."
(d) "A genuine poetics of exploration."

Short Answer Questions

1. The author argues that French toys "are meant to produce children who are users, not ____." How is this quote finished?

2. In "Steak and Chips," the author compares steak to what?

3. What does the author say culture will be opposed to in "Neither-Nor Criticism"?

4. "In France, drunkenness is a _____." How is this quote from "Wine and Milk" finished?

5. In "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat," what are Nautilus and Drunken Boat to one another?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are "Toys," according to the author?

2. What is Charlie Chaplin presenting to audiences in the film "Modern Times"?

3. How was Dominici convicted of his crime in "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"?

4. What does the author compare Garbo's makeup to? What male personality is she compared to?

5. What is the difference between "culture" and "ideologies" in "Neither-Nor Criticism"?

6. What is the literature of repletion in "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"? What does it lead to?

7. Why is it that the writer works on holiday important?

8. What does the author note is the difference between cartoons and photographs of Einstein? What is the significance of Einstein being featured in cartoons?

9. What is the opposite of "The Nautilus"?

10. What are the differences in the hair-styles of Portia and Calpurnia in "The Romans in Films," and what do they suggest?

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