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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. Established by Boorstin, what is the second way pseudo-events can overshadow real or spontaneous events?
(a) They are more dramatic.
(b) They are easier to distribute.
(c) They are less dramatic.
(d) They can be repeated.

2. What word refers to that which is coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency, without effort or premeditation, natural and unconstrained?
(a) Instantaneous.
(b) Spontaneous.
(c) Combustive.
(d) Structured.

3. Established by Boorstin, what is the first way pseudo-events can overshadow real or spontaneous events?
(a) They are less dramatic.
(b) They are more dramatic.
(c) They can be repeated.
(d) They are easier to distribute.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Mein Kampf?

2. In Chapter 1 - Section V, Boorstin discusses a change in the way people relate to truth and to what?

3. 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?

4. In Chapter 1 - Section IV, Boorstin discusses the formation of what as a communication device for government officials?

5. Who developed a technique of calling morning press conferences to announce afternoon press conferences in order to enhance his prestige?

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