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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. "One is gifted for jet-flying as others are ____." How is this quote from "The Jet-Man" finished?
(a) Called to God.
(b) Able to teach.
(c) Brought to write.
(d) Urged to nurse.

2. 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 travels further from home.
(d) He drinks more.

3. What does the author say culture will be opposed to in "Neither-Nor Criticism"?
(a) Race.
(b) Mass-productions.
(c) Ideologies.
(d) Elitists.

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

5. What sort of wrestling does the author define as portraying the ongoing battles between character types in, "The World of Wrestling"?
(a) British wrestling.
(b) French wrestling.
(c) American wrestling.
(d) Russian wrestling.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author sees toys as doing what to children?

2. "Wine is here a part of the reason of _____." How is this quote from "Wine and Milk" finished?

3. Which types of toys is the author more fond of?

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

5. How old is the subject of the trial in "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is fairness apart of wrestling?

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

3. What is the authors ultimate issue with "The Blue Guide"?

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

5. What are the two signs that are discussed in "The Romans in Films?" What do they suggest of Roman and modern culture?

6. The evil that the author speaks of in "Operation Margarine," where else does he say it is present, beyond the Army and the Church? What example does he use?

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

8. What is the significance of eating steak rare in "Steak and Chips"?

9. What is the literary device Verne created?

10. How is it assumed the author is referring to astronauts when he says "the Jet-Man"?

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