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

2. What term does Boorstin assert has been relegated to the experiences of young children or naïve adults?
(a) Fairy tales.
(b) Hero.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Celebrity.

3. Who did Charles Lindbergh marry?
(a) Mary Anne Doherty.
(b) Anne Morrow.
(c) Elizabeth Winchester.
(d) Sarah Morrow.

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

5. What does Boorstin call "a person who is known for his well-knownness"?
(a) Celebrity.
(b) Debutante.
(c) Politician.
(d) Heiress.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Charles Lindbergh make his famous flight across the Atlantic?

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

3. What political party did Benito Mussolini lead?

4. What term is used in semiotics and postmodern philosophy to describe a hypothetical inability of consciousness to distinguish reality from fantasy?

5. Boorstin states that psychological analysis has effectively turned the actions of heroes into compensations for what?

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