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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. Pseudo-events, according to Boorstin, create distortion through what?
(a) Complication.
(b) Ambiguity.
(c) Propaganda.
(d) Falsehood.

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

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

4. 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) John F. Kennedy.
(c) Joseph McCarthy.
(d) Dwight Eisenhower.

5. 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 are easier to distribute.
(d) They can be repeated.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What word refers to that which is coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency, without effort or premeditation, natural and unconstrained?

5. What does Boorstin claim increased the ease of creation and transmission of several different types of media?

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