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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 first way pseudo-events can overshadow real or spontaneous events?
(a) They are less dramatic.
(b) They are easier to distribute.
(c) They are more dramatic.
(d) They can be repeated.

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

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

4. Boorstin suggests, in Chapter 1 - Section V, that the advances made in American society have served to "blur the edges of" what?
(a) Commerce.
(b) Reality.
(c) Commercialism.
(d) Truth.

5. Boorstin asserts that the influx of pseudo-events has caused the confusion of participant and what roles?
(a) Catalyst.
(b) Viewer.
(c) Creator.
(d) Instigator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the third characteristic of the pseudo-event, according to Boorstin?

2. Established by Boorstin, what is the second way pseudo-events can overshadow real or spontaneous events?

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

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

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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