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

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) Wealthy.
(b) Fame.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Greatness.

3. When was Adolf Hitler born?
(a) 1911.
(b) 1857.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1889.

4. What does Boorstin assert arose spontaneously through "tradition, history, or by God,"are not made simple, are direct and active in the sense that they pull people forward?
(a) Ideals.
(b) Nonevents.
(c) Images.
(d) Pseudo-events.

5. What does Boorstin call "a person who is known for his well-knownness"?
(a) Heiress.
(b) Celebrity.
(c) Politician.
(d) Debutante.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who opened the first motel as a new form of accommodation in Memphis, Tennessee in 1952?

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

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

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