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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 writes that advertising helps to make a shift from what is true to what is what?

2. Boorstin suggests that the graphic revolution and what else are mostly responsible for the abridgment and the mass production of art?

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

4. In Chapter 6 - Section I, Boorstin asserts that America has experienced a move from what to images?

5. In Chapter 6, Boorstin suggests that the greatest challenge Americans are now dealing with is what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the third aspect of "successful advertising" described by Boorstin? How is it defined?

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

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

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

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

6. What was the impact of Muzak, according to Boorstin?

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

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

9. What does Boorstin write of stage and film adaptations in Chapter 4 - Section VI?

10. What is the second aspect of "successful advertising" described by Boorstin? How is it defined?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the characteristics described of the pseudo-event in Chapter 1? Define each and give examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

How does Boorstin define "the leak"? What is its purpose? What example does he give from the 1950s?

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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