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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. The argument is made, in Chapter 3 - Section IV, that the objects in museums were ____ from the homes of the wealthy and famous to be available for all to view.
(a) Liberated.
(b) Stolen.
(c) Hijacked.
(d) Smuggled.

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

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

4. What term refers to widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character of renown and public eminence?
(a) Celebrity.
(b) Prowess.
(c) Fame.
(d) Greatness.

5. Boorstin begins Chapter 5 - Section II discussing the differences between "ideal-thinking" and what?
(a) Image thinking.
(b) Concept thinking.
(c) Logic thinking.
(d) Commercial thinking.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the fourth characteristic of the image, according to Boorstin?

3. What people does Boorstin assert were able to express, ritualize, and create heroes, in Chapter 2 - Section II?

4. What does Boorstin call "a person who is known for his well-knownness"?

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

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