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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 refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theater District, New York?
(a) West End.
(b) Broadway.
(c) SoHo.
(d) Main Stage.

2. What was the name of the plane that Charles Lindbergh made his flight across the Atlantic in?
(a) The Spirit of St. Louis.
(b) The Lucky Lindy.
(c) The Spirit of America.
(d) The Lindbergh Jewel.

3. What does Boorstin assert inevitably give a false representation of a country because they have been specially selected and taken from context?
(a) Tourist attractions.
(b) Restaurants.
(c) Tour guides.
(d) The media.

4. Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in what year?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1938.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Established by Boorstin, what is the third way pseudo-events can overshadow real or spontaneous events?

2. What, according to the author, is always in the present and requires a constant stream of publicity and pseudo-events to maintain its status?

3. When did the development of hotels with leisure complexes become a popular development in the United States?

4. What refers to inexpensive fiction magazines published from 1896 through the 1950s?

5. What is the name of a small press capable of printing small-format pieces such as billheads, letterheads, business cards, and envelopes?

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