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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 asserts that America has its own "Fortresses of Solitude" and it is the realm in which what is found?
(a) Prisoners.
(b) Black holes.
(c) Hermits.
(d) Hyper reality.

2. What is a museum of memories referred to in German?
(a) Flughafen.
(b) Wunderkammern.
(c) Flugzeug.
(d) Wiedersehen.

3. When was Umberto Eco born?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1932.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eco define as mini representations of a particular location or scene?

2. Where is the Walt Disney World Resort located?

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

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

5. The Getty Museum is described by Eco as maintaining a fierce discipline towards faithful historic presentation of authentic works of art in what way?

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