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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. What is the official log of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress?
(a) House Record.
(b) Presidential Congressional Record.
(c) Record of the Congressional Committee.
(d) Congressional Record.

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

3. Boorstin states, in Chapter 3 - Section I, that in today's travel there is very little what?
(a) Interaction.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Risk.
(d) Time.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Benito Mussolini born?

2. 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?

3. With whom did Charles Lindbergh sign a contract for his story of the famous monoplane flight?

4. What is the title of Chapter 3?

5. What first superintendent of the New Jersey State Police was best known for his involvement in the Lindbergh kidnapping case?

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