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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who developed a technique of calling morning press conferences to announce afternoon press conferences in order to enhance his prestige?
(a) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(b) Joseph McCarthy.
(c) Dwight Eisenhower.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

2. 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) The media.
(c) Restaurants.
(d) Tour guides.

3. Boorstin asserts that the influx of pseudo-events has caused the confusion of participant and what roles?
(a) Instigator.
(b) Creator.
(c) Catalyst.
(d) Viewer.

4. Who opened the first motel as a new form of accommodation in Memphis, Tennessee in 1952?
(a) Kemmons Wilson.
(b) Conrad Hilton.
(c) William Berkshire.
(d) James Anderson.

5. Where did Conrad Hilton purchase his first hotel?
(a) France.
(b) Mexico.
(c) New York.
(d) Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to something that is changed or modified to suit new conditions or needs?

2. In what year did Thomas Cook's train tours first go to Scotland?

3. The argument is made, in Chapter 3 - Section IV, that the objects in museums were ____ from the homes of the wealthy and famous to be available for all to view.

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

5. When did Al Capone die?

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