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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 - Section I-IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was Charles Lindbergh's infant son kidnapped and murdered in the "Crime of the Century"?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1911.

2. Boorstin writes that critical history and critical biography have reduced heroes to mere pawns of what?
(a) The media.
(b) Social forces.
(c) The public.
(d) Chess.

3. In Chapter 1 - Section IV, Boorstin uses an example from the 1950s in which a story was released about an imminent attack by whom?
(a) Russia.
(b) China.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Iran.

4. Established by Boorstin, what is the second way pseudo-events can overshadow real or spontaneous events?
(a) They are more dramatic.
(b) They are easier to distribute.
(c) They can be repeated.
(d) They are less dramatic.

5. What was one of Charles Lindbergh's nicknames?
(a) The Flyer.
(b) Lucky Lindy.
(c) Wings.
(d) Lucky Chuck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Mein Kampf?

2. What does Boorstin assert has been provided in exotic locations, in Chapter 3 - Section IV?

3. In Chapter 1 - Section IV, Boorstin discusses the formation of what as a communication device for government officials?

4. When did Al Capone die?

5. When was the Ford Model T introduced?

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