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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1 - Section IV, Boorstin suggests that leaks are a form of what by governments?
(a) Amnesty.
(b) Arbitration.
(c) Peace negotiations.
(d) Testing.

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

3. What term refers to the process of making something commercial?
(a) Advertise.
(b) Commoditize.
(c) Catalyze.
(d) Propone.

4. Where did Conrad Hilton purchase his first hotel?
(a) Canada.
(b) France.
(c) Mexico.
(d) New York.

5. What is the fourth quality of the pseudo-event, according to Boorstin?
(a) Its purpose is to be recreated or reported.
(b) It is ambiguous.
(c) It is intentionally created.
(d) It is intended as a self-fulfilling prophecy.

6. 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) Political favor.
(b) Celebrity.
(c) Public favor.
(d) Heroism.

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

8. Who opened the first motel as a new form of accommodation in Memphis, Tennessee in 1952?
(a) James Anderson.
(b) Kemmons Wilson.
(c) Conrad Hilton.
(d) William Berkshire.

9. When did Joseph Stalin assume the role of head of state of Russia?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1911.

10. What political party did Benito Mussolini lead?
(a) The Nazi Party.
(b) The Italian Nationalist Party.
(c) The Whig Party.
(d) National Fascist Party.

11. Karl Baedeker followed the model of English guide books instituted by whom?
(a) Thomas Cook.
(b) Michael Miller.
(c) John Murray.
(d) James Anderson.

12. With whom did Charles Lindbergh sign a contract for his story of the famous monoplane flight?
(a) USA Today.
(b) New York Times.
(c) Chicago Tribune.
(d) CBS.

13. How many people were aboard Thomas Cook's first train tour to Scotland?
(a) 250.
(b) 100.
(c) 200.
(d) 350.

14. What does Boorstin assert has been provided in exotic locations, in Chapter 3 - Section IV?
(a) Money exchange stations.
(b) Local atmosphere.
(c) Exotic restaurants.
(d) Tour guides.

15. What is the first aspect of a pseudo-event, according to Boorstin?
(a) It is ambiguous.
(b) Its purpose is to be recreated or reported.
(c) It is intended as a self-fulfilling prophecy.
(d) It is intentionally created.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to that which is not participating readily or actively?

2. 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.

3. What first superintendent of the New Jersey State Police was best known for his involvement in the Lindbergh kidnapping case?

4. What is the second of the "extravagant expectations" held by Americans, according to Boorstin?

5. What was the departure site for Charles Lindbergh's historic monoplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean ?

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