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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Mussolini become the Prime Minister of Italy?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1911.

3. Boorstin relates pre-packaged travel to what activity, in Chapter 3 - Section I?
(a) Cooking dinner.
(b) Reading a book.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Watching a movie.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1 - Section IV, Boorstin uses an example from the 1950s in which a story was released about an imminent attack by whom?

2. When did Joseph Stalin assume the role of head of state of Russia?

3. Where was Karl Baedeker observed to drop a pea on every twentieth step of the staircase to the roof, so he could report the number of steps accurately?

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

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

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