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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Walter Lippman, a ____ is a way of giving rapid meaning to an external person or situation to help one orient to a world full of confusing and overwhelming experiences.
(a) Archetype.
(b) Pseudo-event.
(c) Propaganda.
(d) Stereotype.

2. When was the hotel coupon introduced to the touring industry in London?
(a) 1866.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1846.

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

4. In what year did Thomas Cook's train tours first go to Scotland?
(a) 1825.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1846.
(d) 1859.

5. What, according to the author, is always in the present and requires a constant stream of publicity and pseudo-events to maintain its status?
(a) Heroism.
(b) Celebrity.
(c) Public favor.
(d) Political favor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second quality of the pseudo-event described by Boorstin?

2. What editor and co-editor of Publishers' Weekly guided the publication through much of the 20th century?

3. When did the development of hotels with leisure complexes become a popular development in the United States?

4. How much were tickets on Thomas Cook's first train tour?

5. Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in what year?

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