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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section X Chapter 6 219-238.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion," Eco suggests that the story of what heralds the return to religion?
(a) The Incredible Hulk.
(b) Superman.
(c) Wonderwoman.
(d) Captain America.

2. Sedlmayr asserts that what is a rejection of the upward thrust of other buildings and implies that it means a disconnection from the earth?
(a) The see-saw."
(b) The "plank."
(c) The "cantilever."
(d) The "platform."

3. What book of Hans Sedlmayr's is cited by Eco in the book?
(a) Art in Crisis: The Lost Center.
(b) Toward a Rigorous Study of Art.
(c) The Subtleties of Modern Art.
(d) The Quintessence of Riegl's Thought.

4. Where was Jim Jones from?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Indiana.
(d) Idaho.

5. Eco asserts that sport now exists mainly for what reasons?
(a) Spiritual.
(b) Physical.
(c) Selfish.
(d) Economic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jim Jones' cult members commit mass suicide?

2. Eco suggests that the vital essence of sports becomes further removed by what?

3. Eco states that spectator sports are a form of what, which like war, allows the aggressive impulses to be discharged?

4. According to Eco, spectator sports are "morally superior" to war because they only involve what?

5. Eco suggests that both Hans Sedlmayr and Marshall McLuhan use similar facts and arrive at what?

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