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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. Boorstin states, regarding foreign affairs, "I suspect we suffer abroad simply because people know America through" what?
2. When was Publishers' Weekly first published?
3. What is the first characteristic of the image, according to Boorstin?
4. What does Boorstin assert arose spontaneously through "tradition, history, or by God,"are not made simple, are direct and active in the sense that they pull people forward?
5. What is the second characteristic of the image, according to Boorstin?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the second aspect of "successful advertising" described by Boorstin? How is it defined?
2. What is the third aspect of "successful advertising" described by Boorstin? How is it defined?
3. What changes to the printing industry does Boorstin describe in Chapter 4 - Section I?
4. What was the impact of Muzak, according to Boorstin?
5. What changes took place in the binding industry for printmaking? What effect did this have?
6. How does Boorstin define "ideal-thinking" and "image-thinking"?
7. How does Boorstin compare domestic and foreign issues in Chapter 6 - Section III?
8. What does Boorstin believe is responsible for the mass production of art? What effect does this cause?
9. What does Boorstin write of the evolution of linguistics and the pseudo-event in Chapter 6 - Section III?
10. What shift in the American psyche does Boorstin describe in Chapter 6 - Section I?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss Boorstin's distinction between "folk" and "mass" in the creation and recognition of heroes.
Essay Topic 2
Define pseudo-event. How does Boorstin apply this term to American culture today? How did the pseudo-event develop?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Thomas Cook. What impact did Cook have on the tourism industry? How?
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