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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In "Whose Side are the Orixa on?" Eco describes sacred rites of whom?
2. In addition to the organized religions, Eco proposes that there is also what for those who have been somewhat on the margins of society?
3. According to Eco, hyper reality serves to confuse the boundaries of what?
4. The Getty Museum is described by Eco as maintaining a fierce discipline towards faithful historic presentation of authentic works of art in what way?
5. Eco proposes that tourists at Disney must have a certain passivity and behave as what in order to enjoy themselves?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Eco describe some American cities in "City of Robots"?
2. How is American culture today unlike the Middle Ages, according to Eco?
3. In what way does Eco use Superman as an analogy in Section I - Chapter 1? What is a "Fortress of Solitude"?
4. What philosophies does Eco describe in "Towards a Semiological Guerrilla Warfare"? What are his conclusions?
5. What categories does God fall into, according to Eco?
6. How does Eco relate to the robots of Disney? How does this affect patrons of theme parks?
7. How does Eco compare universities to monasteries in "Living in the New Middle Ages"?
8. How does Eco define hyper reality? How are crèche and horror vacui defined?
9. What has the impact of hyper reality been on American society, according to Eco?
10. What is Eco's metaphor for Superman in "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the actions of the Red Brigades and discusses how communication plays a role in revolution. How does the multinational arrangement change things?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the Roman Empire and its fall. In what ways is the Roman Empire comparable to American society today?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the original 2001: A Space Odyssey and imitations of the original and discuss the impact of imitation. How does this reflect the concept of postmodernism?
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