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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 - Section V-XI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term refers to that which is not participating readily or actively?
(a) Passive.
(b) Objective.
(c) Interactive.
(d) Subjective.

2. What is the first of the "extravagant expectations" held by Americans, according to Boorstin?
(a) We have unlimited power to fashion the world to our desires
(b) There is always more that the world can provide.
(c) Time is of the essence.
(d) Money can buy anything.

3. In Chapter 1 - Section IV, Boorstin suggests that leaks are a form of what by governments?
(a) Peace negotiations.
(b) Amnesty.
(c) Testing.
(d) Arbitration.

4. What form of travel, initiated by Thomas Cook, had the traveler go independently, while Cook's agency charged for travel, food, and accommodation for a fixed period over any chosen route?
(a) Independent travel.
(b) Inclusive independent travel.
(c) Exclusive independent travel.
(d) Interactive independent travel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word means to represent concretely, to externalize?

2. What type of book binding begins with the signatures of the book as loose pages which are then clamped together?

3. When did Mussolini become the Prime Minister of Italy?

4. What does Boorstin assert inevitably give a false representation of a country because they have been specially selected and taken from context?

5. Boorstin asserts that the influx of pseudo-events has caused the confusion of participant and what roles?

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