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

2. Eco asserts that nature is a victim of what by way of zoos and aquariums?
(a) Consumerism.
(b) Hyper reality.
(c) Entertainment.
(d) Animal cruelty.

3. What is the third type of Middle Ages presented by Eco in order to approach the subject in a disciplined way?
(a) The Middle Ages as a barbaric age.
(b) The Middle Ages of Romanticism.
(c) The Middle Ages of the philosophia perennis.
(d) The Middle Ages of philological reconstruction.

4. The Getty Museum is described by Eco as maintaining a fierce discipline towards faithful historic presentation of authentic works of art in what way?
(a) A manner that reflects the times.
(b) The way the artist saw them.
(c) The way they were meant to be enjoyed.
(d) The context in which they were made.

5. When did the Western Roman Empire fall?
(a) 241.
(b) 324.
(c) 642.
(d) 476.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who created Superman?

3. The Middle Ages was a period of European history from the 5th century to what century?

4. 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?

5. What refers to a series of wax museums found throughout the country that are famous for their attention to detail and for having some truly unique objects found nowhere else?

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