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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the third characteristic of the pseudo-event, according to Boorstin?
2. What name referred to Stalin's campaign to purge the Communist Party of people accused of sabotage, terrorism, or treachery?
3. What term refers to widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character of renown and public eminence?
4. In what year did urban tourism in America become a profitable industry, as the number of tour agencies, railroad passenger departments, guidebook publishers, and travel writers grew at a fast pace?
5. Boorstin writes that the telling of news has changed from reporting what was seen to what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who was Charles Lindbergh? What does Boorstin assert of him?
2. What has eroded the old heroic form, according to Boorstin?
3. What argument is made regarding the objects on display in museums in Chapter 3 - Section IV?
4. What does Boorstin relate of technology and the sciences in Chapter 2 - Section II?
5. What does Boorstin write of the news industry in Chapter 1 - Section I?
6. How does Boorstin define "celebrity"?
7. What does Boorstin write of the changing nature of travel in Chapter 3?
8. What does Boorstin write of the American concept of "greatness," in Chapter 2 - Section I?
9. How was the second story a pseudo-event in Boorstin's example of "the leak" in Chapter 1 - Section IV?
10. What example does Boorstin offer for "the leak" in Chapter 1 - Section IV?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Boorstin define "the leak"? What is its purpose? What example does he give from the 1950s?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss Boorstin's distinction between "folk" and "mass" in the creation and recognition of heroes.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the evolution and advances in the printing and binding industry and their effect on culture. How does Boorstin relate printmaking advances to the pseudo-event?
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