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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. Boorstin writes that the image must exist in a kind of liminal state "between expectation and" what?
(a) Reality.
(b) Morality.
(c) Truth.
(d) Logic.

2. Boorstin asserts, in Chapter 2 - Section I, that Americans have fooled themselves about how much _____ is contained in the world and in individuals.
(a) Fame.
(b) Wealthy.
(c) Greatness.
(d) Poverty.

3. Boorstin suggests, in Chapter 2 - Section 1, that heroes can now be what?
(a) Copied.
(b) Mass-produced.
(c) Emulated.
(d) Destroyed.

4. How many cars were registered in the United States in 1900?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 8,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 30,000.

5. When did Karl Baedeker die?
(a) 1859.
(b) 1805.
(c) 1847.
(d) 1905.

Short Answer Questions

1. Boorstin states that psychological analysis has effectively turned the actions of heroes into compensations for what?

2. When did Joseph Stalin assume the role of head of state of Russia?

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

4. What word refers to that which is important, highly significant, or consequential?

5. When was Adolf Hitler born?

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