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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section XI Chapter 6 239-268.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Two Families of Objects," Eco states that all of the objects for sale represent a kind of what?
(a) "Obscurity."
(b) "Undifferentiated desire."
(c) "Unique appeal."
(d) "Useless junk."

2. Eco asserts that nature is a victim of what by way of zoos and aquariums?
(a) Entertainment.
(b) Hyper reality.
(c) Consumerism.
(d) Animal cruelty.

3. Eco proposes that all use of hyper reality is an attempt to create a monument or a permanent structure that will allow for what?
(a) Explanation.
(b) Immortality.
(c) Education.
(d) Admiration.

4. When did construction start on the Roman Colosseum?
(a) 72 A.D.
(b) 22 B.C.
(c) 65 B.C.
(d) 12 A.D.

5. What is the second realm of hyper reality discussed by Eco in "Travels in Hyper Reality"?
(a) Television.
(b) Nature.
(c) Art and museums.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eco suggests that in order to achieve cult status a movie "must provide a completely _____ world so that its fans can quote characters as if they were aspects of the fan's private sectarian world...".

2. Eco asserts in discussing Jim Jones that cults are inevitably formed in a time of what?

3. What does Eco refer to as "data-structures for representing stereotyped situations"?

4. When did the Red Brigade, headed by Mario Moretti, kidnap the former Christian Democrat Prime Minister Aldo Moro, killing five men of his entourage and subsequently murdering him 54 days later?

5. Eco asserts that terrorism gives what a reason to exist?

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