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

2. What term does Boorstin assert has been relegated to the experiences of young children or naïve adults?
(a) Hero.
(b) Fairy tales.
(c) Celebrity.
(d) Politicians.

3. Established by Boorstin, what is the first way pseudo-events can overshadow real or spontaneous events?
(a) They are less dramatic.
(b) They are easier to distribute.
(c) They can be repeated.
(d) They are more dramatic.

4. When did Al Capone die?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1949.
(d) 1951.

5. In Chapter 1 - Section IV, Boorstin discusses the formation of what as a communication device for government officials?
(a) The FBI.
(b) The mobile phone.
(c) The leak.
(d) The wire tap.

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

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

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

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

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