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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eco writes, "Only when the song has become entirely unpleasant will the audience" do what?

2. Eco maintains that the role of the comic figure is to do what while holding a position that is in stature below the observer?

3. Eco asserts that sport now exists mainly for what reasons?

4. Who was Aristotle a student of?

5. Where was St. Thomas Aquinas born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the worst thing to ever happen to St. Thomas Aquinas, according to Eco in "In Praise of St. Thomas"?

2. Whose lecture does Eco discuss in "Language, Power, Force"? Why?

3. What qualities must a movie present in order to attain cult status, according to Eco in "Casablanca: Cult Movies and Intertextual Collage"?

4. What incident does Eco describe in "A Photograph"? What questions does this bring up?

5. What conclusions does Eco come to regarding the definition of power in "Language, Power, Force"?

6. What criticisms does Eco demonstrate over the theories of Hans Sedlmayr?

7. What is Eco's principle statement in "Lady Barbara" and "Lumbar Support"?

8. How many inter-textual archetypes were used in Casablanca, according to Eco? What does this do?

9. What does Eco assert about sports in the beginning of "Sports Chatter"?

10. How does Hans Sedlmayr examine the theme of man's lost center?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare contemporary American culture with that of the Middle Ages. In what ways does Eco suggest we are similar? How are we different?

Essay Topic 2

Define and discuss guerrilla warfare. What is the definition of guerrilla warfare and where did this concept arise?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Roman Empire and its fall. In what ways is the Roman Empire comparable to American society today?

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