2. How many people did Thomas Cook claim to have arranged to attend the Great Exhibition?
(a) 150,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 200,000.
(d) 100,000.

3. When did Mussolini become the Prime Minister of Italy?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1911.

4. When did Thomas Cook conduct his first train tour?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1852.
(c) 1841.
(d) 1865.

5. Who wrote Mein Kampf?
(a) Friedrich Nietzsche.
(b) Benito Mussolini.
(c) Friedrich Engels.
(d) Adolph Hitler.

6. What term refers to that which is not participating readily or actively?
(a) Objective.
(b) Subjective.
(c) Passive.
(d) Interactive.

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

8. In Chapter 1 - Section II, Boorstin discusses the temptation of newsmen to make images that were what?
(a) Aligned politically.
(b) Believable.
(c) Newsworthy.
(d) Probable.

9. What is the second of the "extravagant expectations" held by Americans, according to Boorstin?
(a) There is always more that the world can provide.
(b) We have unlimited power to fashion the world to our desires.
(c) Money can buy anything.
(d) Time is of the essence.

10. How many cars were registered in the United States in 1900?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 20,000.
(c) 8,000.
(d) 10,000.

11. What, according to the author, is always in the present and requires a constant stream of publicity and pseudo-events to maintain its status?
(a) Heroism.
(b) Political favor.
(c) Public favor.
(d) Celebrity.

12. What is the first of the "extravagant expectations" held by Americans, according to Boorstin?
(a) Time is of the essence.
(b) We have unlimited power to fashion the world to our desires
(c) Money can buy anything.
(d) There is always more that the world can provide.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Boorstin claim was a major figure of presidential creation of pseudo-events, including his solidification of the presidential press conference and his fireside chats?

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

3. What book of Walter Lippman's does Boorstin cite, in Chapter 1 - Section V?

4. Where was Karl Baedeker born?

5. When was the Ford Model T introduced?

(see the answer keys)

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