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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section IX Chapter 5 197- 218.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who created Superman?
(a) Jerry Siegal.
(b) Darwyn Cooke.
(c) Gail Simone.
(d) Mike Mignola.

2. What is the fourth type of Middle Ages presented by Eco in order to approach the subject in a disciplined way?
(a) The Middle Ages as the site of an ironical revisitation.
(b) The Middle Ages of philological reconstruction.
(c) The Middle Ages of Romanticism.
(d) The Middle Ages of national identities.

3. Who starred in Casablanca?
(a) James Dean.
(b) Burt Lancaster.
(c) Marvin Sales.
(d) Humphrey Bogart.

4. What is the first realm of hyper reality discussed by Eco in "Travels in Hyper Reality"?
(a) Art and museums.
(b) Religion.
(c) Sports and arenas.
(d) Nature.

5. What was the Roman Colosseum used principally to host?
(a) Theatre.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Chariot races.
(d) Gladiatorial shows.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who directed 2001: A Space Odyssey?

2. What book of Marshall McLuhan's suggests that man has lost his center?

3. When did construction start on the Roman Colosseum?

4. What refers to something such as an particular mark that represents some piece of information?

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

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