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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section XI Chapter 6 239-268.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who directed Casablanca?
(a) Elia Kazan.
(b) George Stevens.
(c) George Stevens.
(d) Michael Curtiz.

2. Where was Marshall McLuhan born?
(a) Edmonton, Alberta.
(b) Whitehorse, Yukon Territory.
(c) Vancouver, British Columbia.
(d) Toronto, Ontario.

3. What is a label formulated by US academics to denote the heterogeneous works of a series of French intellectuals?
(a) Mass-psychosis.
(b) Neo-Jungianism.
(c) Industrialism.
(d) Post-structuralism.

4. In "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion," Eco suggests that the story of what heralds the return to religion?
(a) Wonderwoman.
(b) The Incredible Hulk.
(c) Superman.
(d) Captain America.

5. What does Eco suggest serve as a museum of memories for Superman?
(a) Newspaper clippings.
(b) Figurines.
(c) The city lights.
(d) Robots.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eco suggests that in order to achieve cult status a movie "must provide a completely _____ world so that its fans can quote characters as if they were aspects of the fan's private sectarian world...".

2. When was Leon Foucault born?

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

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

5. Eco suggests of religion that these monuments that are being created are a form of timelessness that satisfies human desire for what?

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