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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. In his argument in Chapter 2 - Section IV, what does Boorstin suggest create themselves?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Celebrities.
(c) Heroes.
(d) Pseudo-events.

2. When was Al Capone indicted for income tax evasion and various violations of the Volstead Act?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1940.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1941.

3. When was Reader's Digest founded?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1922.

4. Who did Charles Lindbergh marry?
(a) Anne Morrow.
(b) Mary Anne Doherty.
(c) Sarah Morrow.
(d) Elizabeth Winchester.

5. What political party did Benito Mussolini lead?
(a) The Nazi Party.
(b) The Italian Nationalist Party.
(c) National Fascist Party.
(d) The Whig Party.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Mein Kampf?

2. In Chapter 1 - Section IV, Boorstin uses an example from the 1950s in which a story was released about an imminent attack by whom?

3. What refers to a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position?

4. What refers to a single complete page, front and back, in a finished book?

5. Who developed an early printing press in 1436?

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