The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-events in America Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Mid-Book Test (up to Chapter 3 - Section IV-VI)

This test consists of 15 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. What is the fourth quality of the pseudo-event, according to Boorstin?
a) It is intended as a self-fulfilling prophecy.
b) It is ambiguous.
c) Its purpose is to be recreated or reported.
d) It is intentionally created.

2. In Chapter 1 - Section IV, Boorstin suggests that leaks are a form of what by governments?
a) Arbitration.
b) Amnesty.
c) Peace negotiations.
d) Testing.

3. What, according to the author, is always in the present and requires a constant stream of publicity and pseudo-events to maintain its status?
a) Public favor.
b) Heroism.
c) Celebrity.
d) Political favor.

4. Who opened the first motel as a new form of accommodation in...
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