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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 - Section I-III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the fifth characteristic of the image, according to Boorstin?
(a) It is ambiguous.
(b) It is believable.
(c) It is synthetic.
(d) It is simplified.

2. What is the fourth characteristic of the image, according to Boorstin?
(a) It is ambiguous.
(b) It is believable.
(c) It is vivid.
(d) It is synthetic.

3. In what year did Karl Baedeker start his publishing company?
(a) 1827.
(b) 1859.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1800.

4. In what year did popular publications print articles showing the car was cheaper to operate than the horse?
(a) 1825.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1940.

5. In Chapter 5, Boorstin asserts that we have made a shift from moral value to what value?
(a) Independent.
(b) Commercial.
(c) Narcissistic.
(d) Religious.

Short Answer Questions

1. Boorstin writes in Chapter 5 that "God himself becomes not a power but" what?

2. When was the Ford Model T introduced?

3. Boorstin posits that in addition to destroying old heroes ____ has made it difficult to create and recognize new heroes.

4. What is the first characteristic of the image, according to Boorstin?

5. What title did Mussolini go by after 3 years in office as Prime Minister?

(see the answer key)

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