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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5, Boorstin asserts that we have made a shift from moral value to what value?

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

4. What type of book binding begins with the signatures of the book as loose pages which are then clamped together?

5. What is the third characteristic of the image, according to Boorstin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Boorstin suggest was the impact of Reader's Digest on the populace? What is Reader's Digest?

3. What are the first two aspects of images discussed by Boorstin in Chapter 5 - Section I?

4. What does Boorstin assert are the greatest challenges for America and our relationship to the rest of the world?

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

6. What suggestion does Boorstin state for Americans to improve their image to the world?

7. What shift in the American psyche does Boorstin describe in Chapter 6 - Section I?

8. How does Boorstin define "passivity" in the image in Chapter 5 - Section I?

9. How does Boorstin define "ideal-thinking" and "image-thinking"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Charles Lindbergh as depicted in the text. How did Lindbergh's fame evolve from heroism to celebrity?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the impact of the development of the hotel and motel industry in America. Where and how did Conrad Hilton establish his first hotel?

Essay Topic 3

Define pseudo-event. How does Boorstin apply this term to American culture today? How did the pseudo-event develop?

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