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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter II Section I-III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book of Walter Lippman's does Boorstin cite, in Chapter 1 - Section V?
(a) Sociological Justices.
(b) The Origins of Family.
(c) Mein Kampf.
(d) Public Opinion.

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 1 - Section IV, Boorstin discusses the formation of what as a communication device for government officials?
(a) The FBI.
(b) The leak.
(c) The wire tap.
(d) The mobile phone.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 1 - Section IV, Boorstin suggests that leaks are a form of what by governments?

5. Boorstin writes that critical history and critical biography have reduced heroes to mere pawns of what?

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