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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 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?
(a) Psychopainthic.
(b) Brush mania.
(c) Horror vacui.
(d) Particle overload.

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

3. According to Eco, hyper reality serves to confuse the boundaries of what?
(a) Space and time.
(b) Horror vacui.
(c) Ultimate counterfeit.
(d) Church and state.

4. Where is the art display of the two women described in Section I - Chapter 1, "Travels in Hyper Reality"?
(a) The New York School of Geology.
(b) The New York School of Holography.
(c) The New York School of Geography.
(d) The New York School of Hyperbole.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Disneyland Park located?

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

3. Eco proposes that tourists at Disney must have a certain passivity and behave as what in order to enjoy themselves?

4. What does Eco assert is the natural and final extension of photorealism?

5. Where is the Walt Disney World Resort located?

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