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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 - Section I-III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Boorstin suggests, in Chapter 1 - Section V, that the advances made in American society have served to "blur the edges of" what?
(a) Truth.
(b) Reality.
(c) Commercialism.
(d) Commerce.

2. What term refers to that which is of foreign origin or character, not native, introduced from abroad, but not fully naturalized or acclimatized?
(a) Other.
(b) Indiginous.
(c) Exotic.
(d) Dangerous.

3. How many people did Thomas Cook claim to have arranged to attend the Great Exhibition?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 200,000.
(d) 150,000.

4. In his argument in Chapter 2 - Section IV, what does Boorstin suggest are created by the media?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Celebrities.
(c) Pseudo-events.
(d) Heroes.

5. In Chapter 1 - Section IV, Boorstin uses an example from the 1950s in which a story was released about an imminent attack by whom?
(a) Russia.
(b) Iran.
(c) China.
(d) Iraq.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 1 - Section IV, Boorstin discusses the formation of what as a communication device for government officials?

4. What is the title of Chapter 3?

5. When was Mein Kampf published?

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