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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 did Joseph Stalin assume the role of head of state of Russia?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1924.

2. What is the second quality of the pseudo-event described by Boorstin?
(a) It is intended as a self-fulfilling prophecy.
(b) It is ambiguous.
(c) Its purpose is to be recreated or reported.
(d) It is intentionally created.

3. Who wrote Mein Kampf?
(a) Friedrich Engels.
(b) Friedrich Nietzsche.
(c) Benito Mussolini.
(d) Adolph Hitler.

4. What were Thomas Cook's circular notes better known as?
(a) Travel coupons.
(b) Credit slips.
(c) Credit cards.
(d) Traveler's Cheques.

5. How many main "extravagant expectations" does Boorstin posit Americans hold?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much were tickets on Thomas Cook's first train tour?

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

4. What people does Boorstin assert were able to express, ritualize, and create heroes, in Chapter 2 - Section II?

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

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