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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section II - Chapter I pages 31-58.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eco proposes that all use of hyper reality is an attempt to create a monument or a permanent structure that will allow for what?
(a) Explanation.
(b) Immortality.
(c) Admiration.
(d) Education.

2. What does Eco assert that Disney suggests that the imitation of reality is so accurate that reality pales in comparison?
(a) Audio-astronomic technology.
(b) Audio-animatronic technology.
(c) Auto-astronomic technology.
(d) Auto-animatronic technology.

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

4. Where was the first Six Flags established?
(a) Gurnee, Illinois.
(b) Phoenix, Arizona.
(c) Denver, Colorado.
(d) Arlington, Texas.

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

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. Where is the art display of the two women described in Section I - Chapter 1, "Travels in Hyper Reality"?

3. Eco uses the story of Superman as an allegory of America and suggests that he has need of returning to what from time to time?

4. According to Eco, hyper reality serves to confuse the boundaries of what?

5. What does Eco suggest serve as a museum of memories for Superman?

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