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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 - Section IV and V.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many main "extravagant expectations" does Boorstin posit Americans hold?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

2. What does Boorstin claim increased the ease of creation and transmission of several different types of media?
(a) Graphic Revolution.
(b) The printing press.
(c) World Wide Web.
(d) Media Revolution.

3. What book of Walter Lippman's does Boorstin cite, in Chapter 1 - Section V?
(a) Public Opinion.
(b) The Origins of Family.
(c) Mein Kampf.
(d) Sociological Justices.

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

5. Who developed a technique of calling morning press conferences to announce afternoon press conferences in order to enhance his prestige?
(a) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(b) Joseph McCarthy.
(c) Dwight Eisenhower.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1 - Section II, Boorstin discusses the temptation of newsmen to make images that were what?

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. Who does Boorstin claim was a major figure of presidential creation of pseudo-events, including his solidification of the presidential press conference and his fireside chats?

4. What is the second quality of the pseudo-event described by Boorstin?

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

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