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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. In "City of Robots," Eco asserts that in America there are cities that are created purely for what?
(a) Hope.
(b) Devastation.
(c) Money making.
(d) Entertainment.

2. What ideology of progress is focused on improving society by means of revolution?
(a) Materialistic-historical.
(b) Positivistic-technological.
(c) Religion.
(d) Negativistic-factual.

3. In "Striking at the Heart of the State," Eco insists that the truth of a communication lies in how it is ______ more so than the form, content, or vehicle of the message.
(a) Expressed.
(b) Interpreted.
(c) Promoted.
(d) Conveyed.

4. In what country did Che Guevara head a massive revolution?
(a) Haiti.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Argentina.

5. Eco suggests that sports have a definitive healthy purpose, among them what?
(a) Focusing the need to win.
(b) The channeling of aggressive drives.
(c) The need to belong to a team.
(d) Cooperating with others.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to a medium that focuses on a single sense in order to foster a "high power of definition"?

2. Who created Superman?

3. When was Karl Marx born?

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

5. Where was Jim Jones from?

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