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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section V - Chapter 3 113 -132.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion" Eco again returns to the metaphor of Superman to what?
(a) A car.
(b) A dog.
(c) A train.
(d) America.

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

3. Where was Che Guevara from?
(a) Argentina.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Peru.
(d) Ecuador.

4. What American film star was killed by the Manson family?
(a) Leno LaBianca.
(b) Sharon Tate.
(c) Gary Hinman.
(d) Bernard Crowe.

5. In "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion," Eco suggests that the story of what heralds the return to religion?
(a) The Incredible Hulk.
(b) Superman.
(c) Captain America.
(d) Wonderwoman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Eco suggest serve as a museum of memories for Superman?

2. One of the effects of zoos and aquariums, according to Eco, is that animals have been erroneously what?

3. Eco compares cults to what, which he asserts have existed at least since the time of Christ?

4. When did Jim Jones die?

5. When did the Red Brigade, headed by Mario Moretti, kidnap the former Christian Democrat Prime Minister Aldo Moro, killing five men of his entourage and subsequently murdering him 54 days later?

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