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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section VIII - Chapter 5 181 - 196.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Marshall McLuhan born?
(a) Vancouver, British Columbia.
(b) Toronto, Ontario.
(c) Whitehorse, Yukon Territory.
(d) Edmonton, Alberta.

2. What fake aspect was built to house the Ringling Museum of Art?
(a) Ripley's Museums.
(b) The big top.
(c) The Bellagio.
(d) The Palazzo.

3. Eco asserts that because of the multinational arrangement, there is no head of a particular government or country that can be toppled in order to change what?
(a) The status quo.
(b) The family unit.
(c) The military.
(d) The arts world.

4. Where is the Walt Disney World Resort located?
(a) Key West, Florida.
(b) Tampa, Florida.
(c) Palm Beach, Florida.
(d) Orlando, Florida.

5. What book of Marshall McLuhan's suggests that man has lost his center?
(a) Understanding Sport.
(b) Understanding Society.
(c) Understanding The Human Mind.
(d) Understanding Media.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the effects of zoos and aquariums, according to Eco, is that animals have been erroneously what?

2. Eco proposes that all use of hyper reality is an attempt to create a monument or a permanent structure that will allow for what?

3. What refers to a sovereign state which is viewed as comprising two or more nations?

4. What is the tenth type of Middle Ages presented by Eco in order to approach the subject in a disciplined way?

5. What is the third realm of hyper reality discussed by Eco in "Travels in Hyper Reality"?

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