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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Pseudo-events, according to Boorstin, create distortion through what?
(a) Propaganda.
(b) Falsehood.
(c) Complication.
(d) Ambiguity.

3. Boorstin opens Chapter 3 - Section VI talking about the changes in our understanding of time and what?
(a) Family.
(b) Travel.
(c) Space.
(d) Commerce.

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

5. What was the departure site for Charles Lindbergh's historic monoplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean ?
(a) Roosevelt Field, NY.
(b) Anderson Field, MA.
(c) Lockton Field, NY.
(d) Fort Williams Field, NC.

6. When was the Ford Model T introduced?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1895.
(d) 1908.

7. In his argument in Chapter 2 - Section IV, what does Boorstin suggest are created by the media?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Pseudo-events.
(c) Heroes.
(d) Celebrities.

8. What was the familiar hallmark of Baedeker guides?
(a) Yellow binding.
(b) Green binding.
(c) Blue binding.
(d) Red binding.

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

10. When was Adolf Hitler born?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1857.
(d) 1905.

11. How many main "extravagant expectations" does Boorstin posit Americans hold?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

12. What people does Boorstin assert were able to express, ritualize, and create heroes, in Chapter 2 - Section II?
(a) Public.
(b) Masses.
(c) Folks.
(d) Population.

13. When was Thomas Cook born?
(a) 1808.
(b) 1908.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1825.

14. Boorstin suggests, in Chapter 2 - Section 1, that heroes can now be what?
(a) Copied.
(b) Destroyed.
(c) Emulated.
(d) Mass-produced.

15. What is the fourth quality of the pseudo-event, according to Boorstin?
(a) Its purpose is to be recreated or reported.
(b) It is ambiguous.
(c) It is intentionally created.
(d) It is intended as a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much were tickets on Thomas Cook's first train tour?

2. In Chapter 1 - Section IV, Boorstin discusses the formation of what as a communication device for government officials?

3. What is the third characteristic of the pseudo-event, according to Boorstin?

4. Boorstin asserts, in Chapter 2 - Section I, that Americans have fooled themselves about how much _____ is contained in the world and in individuals.

5. When was Benito Mussolini born?

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