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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section IV Chapter 3 - 87-112.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eco asserts that America has its own "Fortresses of Solitude" and it is the realm in which what is found?
(a) Black holes.
(b) Hyper reality.
(c) Hermits.
(d) Prisoners.

2. Eco asserts that America is a country that is fixated on realism, even to the point of obtaining "real" what?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Concepts.
(c) Copies.
(d) Feelings.

3. The Getty Museum is described by Eco as maintaining a fierce discipline towards faithful historic presentation of authentic works of art in what way?
(a) The way they were meant to be enjoyed.
(b) The way the artist saw them.
(c) A manner that reflects the times.
(d) The context in which they were made.

4. Eco describes hyper reality as a situation in which the real is portrayed through the what?
(a) Ultimate counterfeit.
(b) Horror vacui.
(c) Creche.
(d) Common opinion.

5. What does Eco assert is the natural and final extension of photorealism?
(a) Holography.
(b) Advertising.
(c) Photography.
(d) Sepiography.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ego proposes that our fascination with the Middle Ages is related to a desire to do what?

2. According to Eco, hyper reality serves to confuse the boundaries of what?

3. Where was the first Six Flags established?

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

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

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