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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Auto-animatronic technology.
(c) Auto-astronomic technology.
(d) Audio-animatronic technology.

2. In addition to the organized religions, Eco proposes that there is also what for those who have been somewhat on the margins of society?
(a) A "new religiosity."
(b) Anonymous churches.
(c) Silent worship.
(d) Spiritual beliefs.

3. The Middle Ages was a period of European history from the 5th century to what century?
(a) 15th.
(b) 8th.
(c) 6th.
(d) 7th.

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) Hall's of Fame.
(b) Ripley's Museums.
(c) Natural History Museums.
(d) Science Museums.

5. In "Living in the New Middle Ages," Eco asserts that one of the hallmarks of the Middle Ages was the decline of a period of peace that was brought about by what?
(a) A tyrant.
(b) The plague.
(c) Advanced weapons.
(d) A superpower.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion" Eco again returns to the metaphor of Superman to what?

2. What fake aspect was built to house the Ringling Museum of Art?

3. What is the first of two categories Eco proposes that thoughts about God fall into in "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion"?

4. When was 2001: A Space Odyssey released?

5. What does Eco define as the fear of open or white space that is remedied by filling an entire piece of art with excessive detail in a neurotic fashion?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Eco use Superman as an analogy in Section I - Chapter 1? What is a "Fortress of Solitude"?

2. What practices arose during medieval times which Eco asserts are with us today?

3. What is Eco's principle question regarding authenticity in art?

4. What conclusions does Eco present in "Culture as a Show Business"?

5. How does Eco describe some American cities in "City of Robots"?

6. Describe the holographic display in Section I - Chapter 1. What does Eco suggest about holography?

7. Who is the focus of the essay "The Suicides at the Temple"? What is Eco's conclusion of cults?

8. What "ideologies of progress" does Eco describe in "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion"?

9. What is Eco's principle argument in "Living in the New Middle Ages"?

10. What language does Eco discuss in "Towards a Semiological Guerrilla Warfare" regarding communication?

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