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

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

3. What is the second quality of the pseudo-event described by Boorstin?
(a) It is ambiguous.
(b) It is intentionally created.
(c) Its purpose is to be recreated or reported.
(d) It is intended as a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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

5. What is the third characteristic of the pseudo-event, according to Boorstin?
(a) It is intended as a self-fulfilling prophecy.
(b) It is ambiguous.
(c) Its purpose is to be recreated or reported.
(d) It is intentionally created.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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. Pseudo-events tend to do what to the human experience, according to Boorstin?

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

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