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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. When was Mein Kampf published?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1900.

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

3. What title did Mussolini go by after 3 years in office as Prime Minister?
(a) Il Capitain.
(b) Mein Furor.
(c) Il Furor.
(d) Il Deuce.

4. Pseudo-events, according to Boorstin, create distortion through what?
(a) Propaganda.
(b) Falsehood.
(c) Ambiguity.
(d) Complication.

5. What word refers to that which is important, highly significant, or consequential?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Greatness.
(d) Fame.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Boorstin claim increased the ease of creation and transmission of several different types of media?

2. In his argument in Chapter 2 - Section IV, what does Boorstin suggest create themselves?

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

4. 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?

5. What is the title of Chapter 3?

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