2. What title did Mussolini go by after 3 years in office as Prime Minister?
(a) Il Capitain.
(b) Il Furor.
(c) Il Deuce.
(d) Mein Furor.

3. Boorstin writes that the telling of news has changed from reporting what was seen to what?
(a) Actively creating what is seen.
(b) Commenting on what is seen.
(c) Reacting to what is seen.
(d) Participating in what is seen.

4. In Chapter 1 - Section IV, Boorstin uses an example from the 1950s in which a story was released about an imminent attack by whom?
(a) China.
(b) Iran.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Russia.

5. What term refers to an activity that exists for the sole purpose of the media publicity and serves little to no other function in real life?
(a) Attraction.
(b) Non-event.
(c) Red carpet event.
(d) Pseudo-event.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term is used in semiotics and postmodern philosophy to describe a hypothetical inability of consciousness to distinguish reality from fantasy?

2. How many main "extravagant expectations" does Boorstin posit Americans hold?

3. What term does Boorstin assert has been relegated to the experiences of young children or naïve adults?

4. When did Al Capone die?

5. What is the first of the "extravagant expectations" held by Americans, according to Boorstin?

(see the answer key)

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