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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. In "City of Robots," Eco asserts that in America there are cities that are created purely for what?
(a) Hope.
(b) Devastation.
(c) Money making.
(d) Entertainment.

2. Where is Umberto Eco from?
(a) France.
(b) Hungary.
(c) Poland.
(d) Italy.

3. Where is the Ringling Museum of Art located?
(a) Sarasota, Florida.
(b) Atlanta, Georgia.
(c) Tallahassee, Florida.
(d) Savannah, Georgia.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the Walt Disney World Resort located?

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

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

5. Eco asserts that nature is a victim of what by way of zoos and aquariums?

(see the answer key)

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