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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Boorstin states, in Chapter 3 - Section I, that in today's travel there is very little what?
(a) Interaction.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Risk.
(d) Time.

2. What were Thomas Cook's circular notes better known as?
(a) Travel coupons.
(b) Traveler's Cheques.
(c) Credit slips.
(d) Credit cards.

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

4. What title did Mussolini go by after 3 years in office as Prime Minister?
(a) Il Deuce.
(b) Mein Furor.
(c) Il Capitain.
(d) Il Furor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Adolf Hitler born?

2. 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?

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. When was Benito Mussolini born?

5. What is the title of Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the second story a pseudo-event in Boorstin's example of "the leak" in Chapter 1 - Section IV?

2. What has eroded the old heroic form, according to Boorstin?

3. What did the advent of tourism do for the American traveler, according to Boorstin?

4. Who was Thomas Cook? What industry did he expand?

5. What is the effect of the extravagant expectations held by Americans, according to Boorstin?

6. What does Boorstin write of the American concept of "greatness," in Chapter 2 - Section I?

7. What aspect of the pseudo-event does Boorstin explore in Chapter 1 - Section IV?

8. How did Charles Lindbergh succumb to celebrity, according to Boorstin?

9. What does Boorstin write of the changing nature of travel in Chapter 3?

10. What does Boorstin write of "local atmosphere" in tourist destinations?

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