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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 image, according to Boorstin?
2. What system does Boorstin assert affected "traditional forms of achievement," in Chapter 4 - Section VIII?
3. What does Boorstin describe as a kind of pseudo-event, especially in the sense that they were "more vivid and more impressive than the spontaneous original"?
4. What is the second characteristic of the image, according to Boorstin?
5. In Chapter 6 - Section I, Boorstin asserts that America has experienced a move from what to images?
Short Essay Questions
1. What shift in the American psyche does Boorstin describe in Chapter 6 - Section I?
2. What does Boorstin suggest was the impact of Reader's Digest on the populace? What is Reader's Digest?
3. What does Boorstin write of the evolution of linguistics and the pseudo-event in Chapter 6 - Section III?
4. What was the impact of Muzak, according to Boorstin?
5. What suggestions does Boorstin give to the American people at the close of the book?
6. Why does Boorstin believe the American image is viewed negatively by other nations?
7. What is the second aspect of "successful advertising" described by Boorstin? How is it defined?
8. How does Boorstin view the impact of advertising on the American psyche?
9. What are the first two aspects of images discussed by Boorstin in Chapter 5 - Section I?
10. What changes to the printing industry does Boorstin describe in Chapter 4 - Section I?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How are stereotypes distinguished from pseudo-events and propaganda by Boorstin? Who does Boorstin cite in defining stereotype?
Essay Topic 2
How does Boorstin define "the leak"? What is its purpose? What example does he give from the 1950s?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss Boorstin's distinction between "folk" and "mass" in the creation and recognition of heroes.
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