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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 Chapter 1 - Section IV, Boorstin suggests that leaks are a form of what by governments?
(a) Testing.
(b) Peace negotiations.
(c) Arbitration.
(d) Amnesty.

2. Boorstin states that psychological analysis has effectively turned the actions of heroes into compensations for what?
(a) Internal insignificance.
(b) Internal psychopathology.
(c) Internal psychology.
(d) Internal neurosis.

3. When did Al Capone die?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1965.

4. Pseudo-events tend to do what to the human experience, according to Boorstin?
(a) Narrow it.
(b) Embellish it.
(c) Diminish it.
(d) Objectify it.

5. What was the name of the plane that Charles Lindbergh made his flight across the Atlantic in?
(a) The Lucky Lindy.
(b) The Spirit of America.
(c) The Spirit of St. Louis.
(d) The Lindbergh Jewel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pseudo-events, according to Boorstin, create distortion through what?

2. With whom did Charles Lindbergh sign a contract for his story of the famous monoplane flight?

3. What was the departure site for Charles Lindbergh's historic monoplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean ?

4. What, according to the author, is always in the present and requires a constant stream of publicity and pseudo-events to maintain its status?

5. Who founded Reader's Digest?

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