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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 - Section IV-VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pseudo-events, according to Boorstin, create distortion through what?
(a) Complication.
(b) Propaganda.
(c) Falsehood.
(d) Ambiguity.

2. What name referred to Stalin's campaign to purge the Communist Party of people accused of sabotage, terrorism, or treachery?
(a) The Grand Inquisition.
(b) The Great Purge.
(c) The Great Cleansing.
(d) The Great Famine.

3. When did Mussolini become the Prime Minister of Italy?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1949.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Established by Boorstin, what is the first way pseudo-events can overshadow real or spontaneous events?

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

3. What does Boorstin call "a person who is known for his well-knownness"?

4. Where was Al Capone born?

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

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