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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 is the fourth characteristic of the image, according to Boorstin?
2. In Chapter 5 - Section IV, Boorstin describes how the appearance of advertising has caused a movement from focusing on truth to focusing on what?
3. What refers to purpose or attitude toward the effect of one's actions or conduct?
4. Who developed an early printing press in 1436?
5. Boorstin suggests we are in danger if we forget that the experiences which can't be captured by the camera can still be captured in a what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Boorstin write of the evolution of linguistics and the pseudo-event in Chapter 6 - Section III?
2. What does Boorstin believe is responsible for the mass production of art? What effect does this cause?
3. What does Boorstin suggest was the impact of Reader's Digest on the populace? What is Reader's Digest?
4. How does Boorstin define movies as a pseudo-event?
5. What are the first two aspects of images discussed by Boorstin in Chapter 5 - Section I?
6. What does Boorstin write of stage and film adaptations in Chapter 4 - Section VI?
7. What changes took place in the binding industry for printmaking? What effect did this have?
8. What changes to the printing industry does Boorstin describe in Chapter 4 - Section I?
9. How does Boorstin view the impact of advertising on the American psyche?
10. What suggestions does Boorstin give to the American people at the close of the book?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How are pseudo-events distinguished from propaganda? What is the purpose of each? What is the effect of each?
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
Compare and contract the definitions of Boorstin for "hero" and "celebrity." How do heroes and celebrities differ in their creation and their demise?
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