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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 - Section V-XI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the Ford Model T introduced?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1908.

2. Boorstin suggests we are in danger if we forget that the experiences which can't be captured by the camera can still be captured in a what?
(a) Reality.
(b) Experience.
(c) Dreaming.
(d) Book.

3. When did Karl Baedeker institute a star system in his travel guides?
(a) 1844.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1859.
(d) 1867.

4. Boorstin suggests, in Chapter 1 - Section V, that the advances made in American society have served to "blur the edges of" what?
(a) Reality.
(b) Truth.
(c) Commercialism.
(d) Commerce.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position?

2. In his argument in Chapter 2 - Section IV, what does Boorstin suggest create themselves?

3. What major movie studio did Carl Laemmle originate?

4. What Muzak designer suggested that his company was more the business of programming than the business of music?

5. When did Al Capone die?

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