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

2. Who publishes Superman Comics?
(a) Viz Media.
(b) IDW Publishing.
(c) AC Comics.
(d) DC Comics.

3. What is the first realm of hyper reality discussed by Eco in "Travels in Hyper Reality"?
(a) Religion.
(b) Sports and arenas.
(c) Nature.
(d) Art and museums.

4. What does Eco assert is the natural and final extension of photorealism?
(a) Holography.
(b) Advertising.
(c) Sepiography.
(d) Photography.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the Ringling Museum of Art located?

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

4. What does Eco define as the fear of open or white space that is remedied by filling an entire piece of art with excessive detail in a neurotic fashion?

5. Where is Umberto Eco from?

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