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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. What refers to a single complete page, front and back, in a finished book?
(a) Single.
(b) Double.
(c) Leaf.
(d) Press page.

2. When does Boorstin say books began to be made cheaper, due to a variety of factors, in Chapter 4 - Section I?
(a) 1910s.
(b) 1840s.
(c) 1890s.
(d) 1850s.

3. Boorstin asserts, in Chapter 2 - Section I, that Americans have fooled themselves about how much _____ is contained in the world and in individuals.
(a) Fame.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Greatness.
(d) Wealthy.

4. In his argument in Chapter 2 - Section IV, what does Boorstin suggest are created by the media?
(a) Celebrities.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Pseudo-events.
(d) Heroes.

5. When did Joseph Stalin assume the role of head of state of Russia?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1931.

Short Answer Questions

1. Boorstin opens Chapter 3 - Section VI talking about the changes in our understanding of time and what?

2. What name referred to Stalin's campaign to purge the Communist Party of people accused of sabotage, terrorism, or treachery?

3. With whom did Charles Lindbergh sign a contract for his story of the famous monoplane flight?

4. In what year did urban tourism in America become a profitable industry, as the number of tour agencies, railroad passenger departments, guidebook publishers, and travel writers grew at a fast pace?

5. When was Al Capone indicted for income tax evasion and various violations of the Volstead Act?

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