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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. What does Boorstin call "a person who is known for his well-knownness"?
(a) Heiress.
(b) Celebrity.
(c) Debutante.
(d) Politician.

2. When was Mein Kampf published?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1900.

3. What refers to something that is changed or modified to suit new conditions or needs?
(a) Conductation.
(b) Adaptation.
(c) Redaptation.
(d) Inductation.

4. Whose best-known films are The Ten Commandments, Cleopatra, and The Greatest Show on Earth?
(a) Mike Nichols.
(b) Adolf Zukor.
(c) Cecil B. DeMille.
(d) Carl Laemmle.

5. When did the development of hotels with leisure complexes become a popular development in the United States?
(a) 1930s.
(b) 1940s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1960s.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did popular publications print articles showing the car was cheaper to operate than the horse?

2. How many people were aboard Thomas Cook's first train tour to Scotland?

3. What Muzak designer suggested that his company was more the business of programming than the business of music?

4. In Chapter 1 - Section IV, Boorstin suggests that leaks are a form of what by governments?

5. When does Boorstin say books began to be made cheaper, due to a variety of factors, in Chapter 4 - Section I?

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