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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section VIII - Chapter 5 181 - 196.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eco suggests that the multinational system is very stable and that the only danger to it is a situation of what?
(a) Natural disaster.
(b) Enraged citizens.
(c) Mass terrorism.
(d) Economic hardship.

2. What is the tenth type of Middle Ages presented by Eco in order to approach the subject in a disciplined way?
(a) The expectation of the Millennium.
(b) The Middle Ages of so-called Tradition.
(c) The Middle Ages of philological reconstruction.
(d) The Middle Ages of national identities.

3. What is the second realm of hyper reality discussed by Eco in "Travels in Hyper Reality"?
(a) Art and museums.
(b) Television.
(c) Nature.
(d) Religion.

4. In "City of Robots," Eco asserts that in America there are cities that are created purely for what?
(a) Devastation.
(b) Hope.
(c) Money making.
(d) Entertainment.

5. Where is the Ringling Museum of Art located?
(a) Sarasota, Florida.
(b) Atlanta, Georgia.
(c) Savannah, Georgia.
(d) Tallahassee, Florida.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eco relates his experience of having the song "Lady Barbara" burst into his head to what?

2. In "Two Families of Objects," what market does Eco refer to as a "temple" at which the semiotic signs of consumerism may be studied?

3. What is the fourth type of Middle Ages presented by Eco in order to approach the subject in a disciplined way?

4. What is the first type of Middle Ages presented by Eco in order to approach the subject in a disciplined way?

5. What does Eco assert that Disney suggests that the imitation of reality is so accurate that reality pales in comparison?

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