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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 - Section I-IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the familiar hallmark of Baedeker guides?
(a) Red binding.
(b) Yellow binding.
(c) Green binding.
(d) Blue binding.

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

3. Where was Karl Baedeker born?
(a) Russia.
(b) Essen.
(c) Poland.
(d) Switzerland.

4. What was the departure site for Charles Lindbergh's historic monoplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean ?
(a) Anderson Field, MA.
(b) Lockton Field, NY.
(c) Roosevelt Field, NY.
(d) Fort Williams Field, NC.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Boorstin suggests that the graphic revolution and what else are mostly responsible for the abridgment and the mass production of art?

2. In Chapter 1 - Section IV, Boorstin suggests that leaks are a form of what by governments?

3. How many cars were registered in the United States in 1900?

4. In what year was Charles Lindbergh's infant son kidnapped and murdered in the "Crime of the Century"?

5. Boorstin writes that critical history and critical biography have reduced heroes to mere pawns of what?

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