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

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

3. What refers to an intentional interpersonal relationship used by trained psychologists to aid a client or patient in problems of living?
(a) Hypnosis.
(b) Shock therapy.
(c) Physical therapy.
(d) Psychotherapy.

4. Ego proposes that our fascination with the Middle Ages is related to a desire to do what?
(a) Predict the future.
(b) Learn.
(c) Examine our origins.
(d) Understand the past.

5. Eco asserts that America is a country that is fixated on realism, even to the point of obtaining "real" what?
(a) Feelings.
(b) Concepts.
(c) Dreams.
(d) Copies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eco discusses the current cultural fascination with the Middle Ages that he refers to as what?

2. Eco asserts that the Middle Ages were the beginning of several practices including modern armies, a national state, capitalistic economy, and what?

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

4. What refers to the study of signs and sign processes, indication, designation, likeness, analogy, metaphor, symbolism, signification, and communication?

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

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