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

2. In addition to the organized religions, Eco proposes that there is also what for those who have been somewhat on the margins of society?
(a) Silent worship.
(b) Spiritual beliefs.
(c) A "new religiosity."
(d) Anonymous churches.

3. What ideology of progress is focused on improving society by means of revolution?
(a) Religion.
(b) Positivistic-technological.
(c) Negativistic-factual.
(d) Materialistic-historical.

4. When was Jim Jones born?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1931.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1925.

5. In "Whose Side are the Orixa on?" Eco describes sacred rites of whom?
(a) The Aztecs.
(b) The Afro-Brazilians.
(c) The Congolese.
(d) The Inca.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book of Hans Sedlmayr's is cited by Eco in the book?

2. Sedlmayr explores the theme of the lost center through the changes in what over the years?

3. What refers to a medium that focuses on a single sense in order to foster a "high power of definition"?

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

5. Eco describes Sedlmayr's treatment of art as what?

(see the answer key)

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