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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section V - Chapter 3 113 -132.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 context in which they were made.
(c) The way the artist saw them.
(d) A manner that reflects the times.

2. What is the sixth type of Middle Ages presented by Eco in order to approach the subject in a disciplined way?
(a) The Middle Ages of national identities.
(b) The Middle Ages as a barbaric age.
(c) The Middle Ages of philological reconstruction.
(d) The Middle Ages of so-called Tradition.

3. Eco proposes that tourists at Disney must have a certain passivity and behave as what in order to enjoy themselves?
(a) Robots.
(b) Children.
(c) Consumers.
(d) Wild animals.

4. What ideology of progress seeks to improve the world through the use of science and technology?
(a) Negativistic-factual.
(b) Positivistic-technological.
(c) Materialistic-historical.
(d) Religion.

5. What American film star was killed by the Manson family?
(a) Bernard Crowe.
(b) Sharon Tate.
(c) Leno LaBianca.
(d) Gary Hinman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who created Superman?

2. What is the second of two categories Eco proposes that thoughts about God fall into in "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion"?

3. What term refers to a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time?

4. When was Umberto Eco born?

5. In what country did Che Guevara head a massive revolution?

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