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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section XI Chapter 6 239-268.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) The "platform."
(b) The "plank."
(c) The "cantilever."
(d) The see-saw."

2. In "Whose Side are the Orixa on?" Eco describes sacred rites of whom?
(a) The Congolese.
(b) The Inca.
(c) The Afro-Brazilians.
(d) The Aztecs.

3. Where was Marshall McLuhan born?
(a) Toronto, Ontario.
(b) Vancouver, British Columbia.
(c) Whitehorse, Yukon Territory.
(d) Edmonton, Alberta.

4. Where was Leon Foucault from?
(a) Spain.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Morocco.

5. What refers to an intentional interpersonal relationship used by trained psychologists to aid a client or patient in problems of living?
(a) Psychotherapy.
(b) Hypnosis.
(c) Shock therapy.
(d) Physical therapy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eco asserts that America has its own "Fortresses of Solitude" and it is the realm in which what is found?

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

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

4. Eco asserts that the Middle Ages were the beginning of several practices including modern armies, a national state, capitalistic economy, and what?

5. What book of Marshall McLuhan's suggests that man has lost his center?

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