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

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

3. Sedlmayr explores the theme of the lost center through the changes in what over the years?
(a) Politics.
(b) Technology.
(c) Architecture.
(d) Art.

4. When were the earliest American blue jeans made?
(a) 1874.
(b) 1863.
(c) 1854.
(d) 1873.

5. 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?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1975.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion" Eco again returns to the metaphor of Superman to what?

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

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

4. According to Eco, hyper reality serves to confuse the boundaries of what?

5. In what essay does Eco discuss the qualities of blue jeans?

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