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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section X Chapter 6 219-238.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Hans Sedlmayr born?
(a) England.
(b) Russia.
(c) Hungary.
(d) Italy.

2. Where was Jim Jones from?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Indiana.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Idaho.

3. The two ideologies of progress cited by Eco in "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion" are suggested by the media to be the foundation for the re-birth of what?
(a) Religion.
(b) Positivistic-technological.
(c) Materialistic-historical.
(d) Negativistic-factual.

4. What ideology of progress seeks to improve the world through the use of science and technology?
(a) Materialistic-historical.
(b) Religion.
(c) Positivistic-technological.
(d) Negativistic-factual.

5. Eco suggests that the vital essence of sports becomes further removed by what?
(a) Angry fans.
(b) Commercialism.
(c) Sports press.
(d) Losing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sedlmayr asserts that what is a rejection of the upward thrust of other buildings and implies that it means a disconnection from the earth?

2. In "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion," Eco suggests that the story of what heralds the return to religion?

3. What was the Roman Colosseum used principally to host?

4. According to Eco, spectator sports are "morally superior" to war because they only involve what?

5. Hans Sedlmayr was a University Professor of Art History where?

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