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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. In Chapter 1 - Section IV, Boorstin uses an example from the 1950s in which a story was released about an imminent attack by whom?
(a) Iran.
(b) China.
(c) Russia.
(d) Iraq.

2. 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.

3. In Chapter 1 - Section II, Boorstin discusses the temptation of newsmen to make images that were what?
(a) Aligned politically.
(b) Newsworthy.
(c) Believable.
(d) Probable.

4. What is the official log of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress?
(a) House Record.
(b) Record of the Congressional Committee.
(c) Presidential Congressional Record.
(d) Congressional Record.

5. 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) John F. Kennedy.
(c) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(d) Hubert Humphrey.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who wrote Crystallizing Public Opinion?

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

5. When was Mein Kampf published?

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