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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section III Chapter 2 pgs 59-86.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Middle Ages was a period of European history from the 5th century to what century?
(a) 7th.
(b) 8th.
(c) 6th.
(d) 15th.

2. What does Eco suggest serve as a museum of memories for Superman?
(a) Figurines.
(b) The city lights.
(c) Newspaper clippings.
(d) Robots.

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

4. What is the second type of Middle Ages presented by Eco in order to approach the subject in a disciplined way?
(a) The Middle Ages as a pretext.
(b) The Middle Ages of the philosophia perennis.
(c) The Middle Ages as the site of an ironical revisitation.
(d) The Middle Ages as a barbaric age.

5. What is the eighth type of Middle Ages presented by Eco in order to approach the subject in a disciplined way?
(a) The Middle Ages as the site of an ironical revisitation.
(b) The Middle Ages of Romanticism.
(c) The Middle Ages of philological reconstruction.
(d) The Middle Ages as the site of an ironical revisitation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the sixth type of Middle Ages presented by Eco in order to approach the subject in a disciplined way?

2. Where was the first Six Flags established?

3. 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?

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

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?

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