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

2. What people does Boorstin assert were able to express, ritualize, and create heroes, in Chapter 2 - Section II?
(a) Folks.
(b) Masses.
(c) Population.
(d) Public.

3. When did Mussolini become the Prime Minister of Italy?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1911.

4. Boorstin writes that the telling of news has changed from reporting what was seen to what?
(a) Commenting on what is seen.
(b) Participating in what is seen.
(c) Reacting to what is seen.
(d) Actively creating what is seen.

5. Who wrote Mein Kampf?
(a) Friedrich Engels.
(b) Friedrich Nietzsche.
(c) Adolph Hitler.
(d) Benito Mussolini.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word refers to that which is important, highly significant, or consequential?

3. When was Benito Mussolini born?

4. Boorstin posits that in addition to destroying old heroes ____ has made it difficult to create and recognize new heroes.

5. What does Boorstin refer to pseudo-events as, in Chapter 1 - Section IV?

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