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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. What is a "regressive semiological system," according to "Myth is a Stolen Language"?
(a) Classical literature.
(b) 20th century film.
(c) Contemporary poetry.
(d) Modern art.

2. Which of the following is not part of the function of a myth in "Myth is a Semiological System"?
(a) "It makes us understand something."
(b) "It imposes it on us."
(c) "It points out and it notifies."
(d) "It defines something as meaningful."

3. What is the first point the author makes of the science of semiology in "Myth as a Semiological System"?
(a) The signification of a theory is only purposeful to a small percentage of objects.
(b) Groups of people must agree on the meaning of the theories to become a myth.
(c) It is to become an object of philosophy before affecting a culture.
(d) It only exists in theory at the time of writing.

4. What is an example of a class ritual in "The Bourgeoisie as a Joint-Stock Company"?
(a) A big wedding.
(b) Exotic holidays.
(c) Extravagant parties.
(d) Driving expensive automobiles.

5. In "The Bourgeoisie as a Joint-Stock Company," what term does the author first examine?
(a) Bourgeoisie.
(b) Myth.
(c) Money.
(d) Object.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the profession of the father of the male lover in "The Lady of the Camellias"?

2. According to the author, what is striptease to France?

3. In "The Form and the Concept" a complete image would do what to myth?

4. How does "Myth as Stolen Language" conclude?

5. Which type of photograph "suggests the tyranny of an ideal" in "Photography and Electoral Appeal"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author say that poetry is ideal prey for myth in "Myth as a Stolen Language"?

2. What language is not mythical according to "Myth on the Left?" Why?

3. What are the three ways in which one can understand the myth in "Reading and Deciphering Myth"?

4. In "Myth is a Type of Speech" what does the author say that myth is? What does he say that a form of speech is?

5. Does the author admit there are revolts against the bourgeois ideology in "The Bourgeoisie as a Joint-Stock Company"? What is it called?

6. How does the author suggest class and progressive humanism differ from one another in "The Great Family of Man"?

7. What does the author suggest is characteristic of myth in "Myth as a Stolen Language"?

8. Why does Marguerite only send the audience "to sleep" in "The Lady of the Camellias"?

9. What allows the reader of "Reading and Deciphering Myth" to consume myth innocently?

10. How is the woman in "Striptease" an object in disguise? What is the point of this?

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