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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. When did Karl Baedeker die?
(a) 1847.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1805.
(d) 1859.

2. What people does Boorstin assert were able to express, ritualize, and create heroes, in Chapter 2 - Section II?
(a) Population.
(b) Public.
(c) Folks.
(d) Masses.

3. In his argument in Chapter 2 - Section IV, what does Boorstin suggest create themselves?
(a) Heroes.
(b) Celebrities.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Pseudo-events.

4. Where did Charles Lindbergh's historic monoplane flight across the Atlantic end?
(a) London International Airport.
(b) Paris International Airport.
(c) Le Bourget Field, Paris.
(d) McMorris Field, UK.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one of Charles Lindbergh's nicknames?

2. When was the hotel coupon introduced to the touring industry in London?

3. What term refers to the process of making something commercial?

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

5. In his argument in Chapter 2 - Section IV, what does Boorstin suggest are created by the media?

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