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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section II - Chapter I pages 31-58.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eco describes hyper reality as a situation in which the real is portrayed through the what?
(a) Creche.
(b) Common opinion.
(c) Ultimate counterfeit.
(d) Horror vacui.

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?
(a) Explanation.
(b) Immortality.
(c) Education.
(d) Admiration.

3. Where was the first Six Flags established?
(a) Gurnee, Illinois.
(b) Phoenix, Arizona.
(c) Arlington, Texas.
(d) Denver, Colorado.

4. When was Superman created?
(a) 1923.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1932.

5. Eco proposes that tourists at Disney must have a certain passivity and behave as what in order to enjoy themselves?
(a) Robots.
(b) Children.
(c) Wild animals.
(d) Consumers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the study of signs and sign processes, indication, designation, likeness, analogy, metaphor, symbolism, signification, and communication?

2. Eco asserts that America is a country that is fixated on realism, even to the point of obtaining "real" what?

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

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

5. Where is the art display of the two women described in Section I - Chapter 1, "Travels in Hyper Reality"?

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