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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did the face of Valentino cause, as per "The Face of Garbo"?
2. In "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat," what are Nautilus and Drunken Boat to one another?
3. What is the second sign in "The Romans in Films"?
4. How does the author describe bleach products in "Soap Powders and Detergents"?
5. Ultimately, what is the destiny of the writers in the magazine article mentioned in "Novels and Children"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the author speak ill of men as 'types' in "The Blue Guide"?
2. What is particularly special of the "Jet-Man"?
3. What are the differences in the hair-styles of Portia and Calpurnia in "The Romans in Films," and what do they suggest?
4. What is the significance of eating steak rare in "Steak and Chips"?
5. How does Abbe Pierre's haircut a juncture of meeting points and definitions?
6. How is the opening claim in "Neither-Nor Criticism" that "criticism must be 'neither a parlour game, nor a municipal service'" affect the remainder of the article?
7. From reading "Ornamental Cookery," why would you say that Elle creates such a grandiose food section for a working-class readership?
8. "Hitch the greatness of the former to the triumph of the latter." To what does this quote from "Operation Margarine" apply?
9. What is the function of wrestling according to "The World of Wrestling?" What does the author contrast this to? Why is this the function of wrestling?
10. How is it assumed the author is referring to astronauts when he says "the Jet-Man"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What non-living objects does the author give life to in "Mythologies?" Of which examples is the author's tone positive and which negative?
Essay Topic 2
Where can mythology be seen in the mundane (Think "Soap Powders and Detergents.")? How is using myths for everyday products/issues important/irrelevant in your opinion? What does doing so mean of the people who do it?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the author's comments on East vs. West living.
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