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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. Eco states that spectator sports are a form of what, which like war, allows the aggressive impulses to be discharged?
(a) Exercise.
(b) Therapy.
(c) Hygiene.
(d) Prayer.

2. In "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion," Eco suggests that the story of what heralds the return to religion?
(a) The Incredible Hulk.
(b) Wonderwoman.
(c) Superman.
(d) Captain America.

3. What refers to a medium that focuses on a single sense in order to foster a "high power of definition"?
(a) Cool medium.
(b) Dry medium.
(c) Wet medium.
(d) Hot medium.

4. 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) Negativistic-factual.
(b) Materialistic-historical.
(c) Positivistic-technological.
(d) Religion.

5. Eco believes that new "negative theologies" may give insight into what?
(a) Common belief.
(b) Mental illness.
(c) Revolutionary thought.
(d) Psychic abilities.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book of Marshall McLuhan's is cited in "Cogito Interruptus"?

2. Eco suggests that the vital essence of sports becomes further removed by what?

3. When was Hans Sedlmayr born?

4. When did construction start on the Roman Colosseum?

5. Where was Hans Sedlmayr born?

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