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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 a tendency in contemporary culture characterized by the rejection of objective truth and global cultural narrative or meta-narrative?
(a) Hyper-reality.
(b) Nonreality.
(c) Post-modernism.
(d) Pseudo-event.

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

3. With whom did Charles Lindbergh sign a contract for his story of the famous monoplane flight?
(a) USA Today.
(b) Chicago Tribune.
(c) New York Times.
(d) CBS.

4. 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 Lindbergh Jewel.
(d) The Spirit of America.

5. Boorstin posits that in addition to destroying old heroes ____ has made it difficult to create and recognize new heroes.
(a) The printing press.
(b) News media.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Technology.

Short Answer Questions

1. Boorstin states, in Chapter 3 - Section I, that in today's travel there is very little what?

2. What does Boorstin call "a person who is known for his well-knownness"?

3. What were Thomas Cook's circular notes better known as?

4. Who did Charles Lindbergh marry?

5. Who developed an early printing press in 1436?

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