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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. Where is the J. Paul Getty Museum located?
(a) Los Angeles, California.
(b) Malibu, California.
(c) San Jose, California.
(d) Sacramento, California.

2. The works of art within the Ringling Museum of Art are what?
(a) Enlarged.
(b) Scale models.
(c) Authentic.
(d) Reproductions.

3. What does Eco define as mini representations of a particular location or scene?
(a) Croquet.
(b) Creche.
(c) Crepes.
(d) Chalice.

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

5. Eco uses the story of Superman as an allegory of America and suggests that he has need of returning to what from time to time?
(a) "Room of Silence."
(b) "Fortress of Solitude."
(c) "Time of Joy."
(d) "Moment of Sorrow."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who created Superman?

2. What is a museum of memories referred to in German?

3. Eco suggests of religion that these monuments that are being created are a form of timelessness that satisfies human desire for what?

4. Eco proposes that all use of hyper reality is an attempt to create a monument or a permanent structure that will allow for what?

5. What refers to a series of wax museums found throughout the country that are famous for their attention to detail and for having some truly unique objects found nowhere else?

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