View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where is the art display of the two women described in Section I - Chapter 1, "Travels in Hyper Reality"?
(a) The New York School of Geography.
(b) The New York School of Hyperbole.
(c) The New York School of Geology.
(d) The New York School of Holography.

4. 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.

5. According to Eco, hyper reality serves to confuse the boundaries of what?
(a) Horror vacui.
(b) Space and time.
(c) Ultimate counterfeit.
(d) Church and state.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the J. Paul Getty Museum located?

2. Where is the Ringling Museum of Art located?

3. When was Superman created?

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

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 212 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample