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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "McGarrigle" mean in Irish?
(a) "Son of Handsomeness."
(b) "Son of Super-valour."
(c) "Son of a Blacksmith."
(d) "Son of a Farmer."

2. What is the title of Morris Zapp's new book?
(a) "Could Try Harder."
(b) "Lenin and Philosophy."
(c) "Beyond Criticism."
(d) "Metacriticism."

3. What technical difficulty occurs on Philip's flight home?
(a) Birds flying into the engine.
(b) A drop in cabin pressure.
(c) Loss of communication with ground control.
(d) An engine fire.

4. In what country does Rodney Wainwright live?
(a) Germany.
(b) United States.
(c) Australia.
(d) Italy.

5. What is the subject of Philip Swallow's book?
(a) Hazlitt.
(b) T.S. Eliot.
(c) Structuralism.
(d) William Shakespeare.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which poet did Persse McGarrigle write his thesis?

2. Where did Philip's plane make an emergency landing?

3. Whose latest book is Rudyard Parkinson reviewing?

4. What play did the conferees originally buy tickets to see?

5. What is the title of the magazine for which Morris serves on the editorial board?

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