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

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

3. What term is used in semiotics and postmodern philosophy to describe a hypothetical inability of consciousness to distinguish reality from fantasy?
(a) Nonreality.
(b) Superreality.
(c) Pseudo-event.
(d) Hyper-reality.

4. What term refers to widespread reputation, especially of a favorable character of renown and public eminence?
(a) Fame.
(b) Greatness.
(c) Prowess.
(d) Celebrity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Boorstin suggests, in Chapter 2 - Section 1, that heroes can now be what?

2. When was Mein Kampf published?

3. Boorstin writes that the telling of news has changed from reporting what was seen to what?

4. What is the first aspect of a pseudo-event, according to Boorstin?

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

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