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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. Where is the J. Paul Getty Museum located?
(a) Malibu, California.
(b) San Jose, California.
(c) Sacramento, California.
(d) Los Angeles, California.

2. What does Eco define as mini representations of a particular location or scene?
(a) Crepes.
(b) Creche.
(c) Chalice.
(d) Croquet.

3. Eco asserts that America has its own "Fortresses of Solitude" and it is the realm in which what is found?
(a) Hermits.
(b) Black holes.
(c) Prisoners.
(d) Hyper reality.

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

5. Eco suggests of religion that these monuments that are being created are a form of timelessness that satisfies human desire for what?
(a) Subordinateness.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) Immortality.
(d) Happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eco describes hyper reality as a situation in which the real is portrayed through the what?

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

3. What refers to the study of signs and sign processes, indication, designation, likeness, analogy, metaphor, symbolism, signification, and communication?

4. When was Umberto Eco born?

5. What is a museum of memories referred to in German?

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