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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section VI - Chapter 4 133-158.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1972.

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

3. Eco describes hyper reality as a situation in which the real is portrayed through the what?
(a) Ultimate counterfeit.
(b) Creche.
(c) Horror vacui.
(d) Common opinion.

4. What were a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group based in Italy and active, via a number of political assassinations, during the "Years of Lead"?
(a) The Red Curtain.
(b) The Red Brigades.
(c) The Red Coats.
(d) The Red Cross.

5. Where is Disneyland Park located?
(a) Long Beach, California.
(b) Bakersfield, California.
(c) San Diego, California.
(d) Anaheim, California.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Marshall McLuhan suggests that the Middle Ages was characterized by the heavy emphasis on the formal study of what?

3. What ideology of progress is focused on improving society by means of revolution?

4. What period followed the Middle Ages?

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

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