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

2. What word refers to that which is coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency, without effort or premeditation, natural and unconstrained?
(a) Spontaneous.
(b) Combustive.
(c) Structured.
(d) Instantaneous.

3. What is the third characteristic of the pseudo-event, according to Boorstin?
(a) It is intentionally created.
(b) Its purpose is to be recreated or reported.
(c) It is intended as a self-fulfilling prophecy.
(d) It is ambiguous.

4. What does Boorstin call "a person who is known for his well-knownness"?
(a) Debutante.
(b) Heiress.
(c) Celebrity.
(d) Politician.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in what year?

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

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

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

5. What is the fourth quality of the pseudo-event, according to Boorstin?

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