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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. What does Boorstin write essentially means that people have accepted and bought into the image that we are trying to uphold?
(a) Prestige.
(b) Standards.
(c) Archetypes.
(d) Ideals.

2. What refers to purpose or attitude toward the effect of one's actions or conduct?
(a) Action.
(b) Conflict.
(c) Intention.
(d) Desire.

3. What is the sixth characteristic of the image, according to Boorstin?
(a) It is simplified.
(b) It is believable.
(c) It is synthetic.
(d) It is ambiguous.

4. What is the first characteristic of the image, according to Boorstin?
(a) It is simplified.
(b) It is synthetic.
(c) It is believable.
(d) It is ambiguous.

5. What major movie studio did Carl Laemmle originate?
(a) Paramount Pictures.
(b) MGM.
(c) General Film Company.
(d) Universal Studios.

Short Answer Questions

1. What system does Boorstin assert affected "traditional forms of achievement," in Chapter 4 - Section VIII?

2. Boorstin suggests in Chapter 6 - Section III that Americans live in a sort of what?

3. The first aspect of successful advertising discussed by Boorstin in Chapter 5 - Section IV is what?

4. The fourth aspect of successful advertising discussed by Boorstin in Chapter 5 - Section IV is what?

5. What is the name of a small press capable of printing small-format pieces such as billheads, letterheads, business cards, and envelopes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first aspect of "successful advertising" described by Boorstin? What example does he provide?

2. What is the fourth aspect of the image, according to Boorstin in Chapter 5 - Section I?

3. What does Boorstin write of the evolution of linguistics and the pseudo-event in Chapter 6 - Section III?

4. What changes took place in the binding industry for printmaking? What effect did this have?

5. How does Boorstin define movies as a pseudo-event?

6. Why does Boorstin believe the American image is viewed negatively by other nations?

7. What changes to the printing industry does Boorstin describe in Chapter 4 - Section I?

8. How does Boorstin compare domestic and foreign issues in Chapter 6 - Section III?

9. What suggestions does Boorstin give to the American people at the close of the book?

10. How does Boorstin view the impact of advertising on the American psyche?

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