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1. The chapter 'The Interview' is presented in how many parts?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
Answer: B. Two
Explanation: 'The Interview' consists of two parts: the first discusses general opinions about the interview as a form of journalism, and the second is an actual interview with novelist Umberto Eco.
2. Which famous personality is interviewed in the second part of the chapter?
A. V.S. Naipaul
B. Umberto Eco
C. Rudyard Kipling
D. H.G. Wells
Answer: B. Umberto Eco
Explanation: The second part of the chapter presents an interview conducted with the renowned Italian novelist and scholar Umberto Eco, author of 'The Name of the Rose'.
3. What is Umberto Eco primarily known for, besides being a professor of semiotics?
A. Being a scientist
B. Writing the internationally acclaimed novel 'The Name of the Rose'
C. Composing music
D. Directing films
Answer: B. Writing the internationally acclaimed novel 'The Name of the Rose'
Explanation: Umberto Eco was an Italian novelist, literary critic, and philosopher, best known worldwide for his novel 'The Name of the Rose'.
4. Which famous author is quoted in the chapter as being strongly critical or dismissive of being interviewed?
A. Rudyard Kipling, who called interviewing him a 'crime'
B. Charles Dickens
C. Leo Tolstoy
D. Jane Austen
Answer: A. Rudyard Kipling, who called interviewing him a 'crime'
Explanation: The first part of the chapter cites Rudyard Kipling's strongly negative view of interviews, where he considered being interviewed a form of assault upon his privacy, calling it 'a crime'.
5. According to the chapter, what is one key argument in favour of interviews as a journalistic tool?
A. They allow direct access to a well-known person's ideas, personality, and opinions to the public
B. They are always fabricated
C. They replace the need for books entirely
D. They are only used for celebrities
Answer: A. They allow direct access to a well-known person's ideas, personality, and opinions to the public
Explanation: The chapter presents the view that interviews serve a valuable purpose by giving readers direct insight into the mind, personality, and opinions of well-known and influential people.
6. How does Umberto Eco humorously describe managing his prolific writing output alongside his academic work?
A. He hires ghostwriters
B. He claims to use small gaps of free time ('interstices') efficiently, like waiting periods, to write
C. He does not write regularly at all
D. He only writes during vacations
Answer: B. He claims to use small gaps of free time ('interstices') efficiently, like waiting periods, to write
Explanation: Eco humorously explains his prolific writing by saying he makes efficient use of even small 'interstices' of spare time, like waiting for a train, rather than needing long stretches of free time.
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