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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 developed a technique of calling morning press conferences to announce afternoon press conferences in order to enhance his prestige?
(a) Joseph McCarthy.
(b) Dwight Eisenhower.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Franklin D. Roosevelt.

2. Who wrote Crystallizing Public Opinion?
(a) Edward A. Smith.
(b) Edward R. Burns.
(c) Edward L. Bynay.
(d) Edward L. Bernays.

3. 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) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(b) John F. Kennedy.
(c) Hubert Humphrey.
(d) Dwight Eisenhower.

4. Boorstin suggests, in Chapter 2 - Section 1, that heroes can now be what?
(a) Copied.
(b) Mass-produced.
(c) Emulated.
(d) Destroyed.

5. What does Boorstin claim increased the ease of creation and transmission of several different types of media?
(a) Graphic Revolution.
(b) Media Revolution.
(c) World Wide Web.
(d) The printing press.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Boorstin asserts that the influx of pseudo-events has caused the confusion of participant and what roles?

3. What is the first of the "extravagant expectations" held by Americans, according to Boorstin?

4. When was Adolf Hitler born?

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

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