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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. 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?
(a) Dwight Eisenhower.
(b) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(c) Hubert Humphrey.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

2. According to Walter Lippman, a ____ is a way of giving rapid meaning to an external person or situation to help one orient to a world full of confusing and overwhelming experiences.
(a) Stereotype.
(b) Propaganda.
(c) Pseudo-event.
(d) Archetype.

3. When was Mein Kampf published?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1932.

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

5. In Chapter 1 - Section IV, Boorstin discusses the formation of what as a communication device for government officials?
(a) The FBI.
(b) The wire tap.
(c) The leak.
(d) The mobile phone.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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?

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