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

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) Pseudo-event.
(b) Archetype.
(c) Stereotype.
(d) Propaganda.

2. Boorstin suggests, in Chapter 2 - Section 1, that heroes can now be what?
(a) Mass-produced.
(b) Destroyed.
(c) Emulated.
(d) Copied.

3. What term refers to widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character of renown and public eminence?
(a) Celebrity.
(b) Greatness.
(c) Prowess.
(d) Fame.

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 less dramatic.
(c) They are easier to distribute.
(d) They can be repeated.

5. What does Boorstin refer to pseudo-events as, in Chapter 1 - Section IV?
(a) Ambiguous falsehoods.
(b) Ambiguous truths.
(c) Appealing falsehoods.
(d) Stereotypes.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Joseph Stalin assume the role of head of state of Russia?

2. What term refers to an activity that exists for the sole purpose of the media publicity and serves little to no other function in real life?

3. What people does Boorstin assert were able to express, ritualize, and create heroes, in Chapter 2 - Section II?

4. In Chapter 1 - Section II, Boorstin discusses the temptation of newsmen to make images that were what?

5. What book of Walter Lippman's does Boorstin cite, in Chapter 1 - Section V?

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