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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. What company advertised the fact that the bottles were "steam-sterilized," neglecting to mention the fact that all the other beer companies used the same process?
2. What editor and co-editor of Publishers' Weekly guided the publication through much of the 20th century?
3. What is the third characteristic of the image, according to Boorstin?
4. Boorstin states, regarding foreign affairs, "I suspect we suffer abroad simply because people know America through" what?
5. Boorstin suggests in Chapter 6 - Section III that Americans live in a sort of what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Boorstin suggest was the impact of Reader's Digest on the populace? What is Reader's Digest?
2. What are the first two aspects of images discussed by Boorstin in Chapter 5 - Section I?
3. What is the third aspect of "successful advertising" described by Boorstin? How is it defined?
4. What does Boorstin write of the evolution of linguistics and the pseudo-event in Chapter 6 - Section III?
5. Why does Boorstin believe the American image is viewed negatively by other nations?
6. What is the second aspect of "successful advertising" described by Boorstin? How is it defined?
7. What does Boorstin assert are the greatest challenges for America and our relationship to the rest of the world?
8. What suggestions does Boorstin give to the American people at the close of the book?
9. How does Boorstin define "passivity" in the image in Chapter 5 - Section I?
10. What does Boorstin write of stage and film adaptations in Chapter 4 - Section VI?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contract the definitions of Boorstin for "hero" and "celebrity." How do heroes and celebrities differ in their creation and their demise?
Essay Topic 2
How are stereotypes distinguished from pseudo-events and propaganda by Boorstin? Who does Boorstin cite in defining stereotype?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the effect and influence of the development and publication of digests, such as "Reader's Digest." What does Boorstin conclude the effect was on literature?
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