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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section III Chapter 2 pgs 59-86.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the art display of the two women described in Section I - Chapter 1, "Travels in Hyper Reality"?
(a) The New York School of Geography.
(b) The New York School of Holography.
(c) The New York School of Hyperbole.
(d) The New York School of Geology.

2. What is the first type of Middle Ages presented by Eco in order to approach the subject in a disciplined way?
(a) The Middle Ages of so-called Tradition.
(b) The Middle Ages of the philosophia perennis.
(c) The Middle Ages as a pretext.
(d) The Middle Ages of Decadentism.

3. 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 national identities.
(c) The Middle Ages of philological reconstruction.
(d) The Middle Ages of so-called Tradition.

4. What refers to a series of wax museums found throughout the country that are famous for their attention to detail and for having some truly unique objects found nowhere else?
(a) Ripley's Museums.
(b) Science Museums.
(c) Hall's of Fame.
(d) Natural History Museums.

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

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

3. What is the second realm of hyper reality discussed by Eco in "Travels in Hyper Reality"?

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

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

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