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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. Karl Baedeker followed the model of English guide books instituted by whom?
(a) James Anderson.
(b) John Murray.
(c) Thomas Cook.
(d) Michael Miller.

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

3. What people does Boorstin assert were able to express, ritualize, and create heroes, in Chapter 2 - Section II?
(a) Public.
(b) Population.
(c) Masses.
(d) Folks.

4. Who opened the first motel as a new form of accommodation in Memphis, Tennessee in 1952?
(a) James Anderson.
(b) Conrad Hilton.
(c) Kemmons Wilson.
(d) William Berkshire.

5. When did P.T. Barnum purchase Scudder's American Museum?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1867.
(c) 1859.
(d) 1841.

Short Answer Questions

1. Boorstin suggests, in Chapter 2 - Section 1, that heroes can now be what?

2. When was Benito Mussolini born?

3. What is the fifth characteristic of the image, according to Boorstin?

4. When did the development of hotels with leisure complexes become a popular development in the United States?

5. Where was Karl Baedeker born?

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