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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. The Middle Ages was a period of European history from the 5th century to what century?
(a) 7th.
(b) 6th.
(c) 15th.
(d) 8th.

2. Marshall McLuhan suggests that the Middle Ages was characterized by the heavy emphasis on the formal study of what?
(a) Logic.
(b) Science.
(c) Math.
(d) Geography.

3. What refers to a sovereign state which is viewed as comprising two or more nations?
(a) Multinational state.
(b) Companion state.
(c) Partner state.
(d) Sister state.

4. When was 2001: A Space Odyssey released?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1968.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1983.

5. What common contemporary phrase did Marshall McLuhan coin?
(a) The Global Village.
(b) The Coriolis Effect.
(c) Aerodynamics.
(d) Greenhouse Gases.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Culture as a Show Business" Eco discusses the fact that culture until recently dictated that things must be what?

2. Who directed 2001: A Space Odyssey?

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

4. Where was Che Guevara from?

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

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