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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section IX Chapter 5 197- 218.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. When was the film Casablanca released?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1942.

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 Geography.
(b) The New York School of Holography.
(c) The New York School of Geology.
(d) The New York School of Hyperbole.

5. When was Umberto Eco born?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1932.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country did Che Guevara head a massive revolution?

2. 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?

3. What fake aspect was built to house the Ringling Museum of Art?

4. When were the earliest American blue jeans made?

5. Where was Marshall McLuhan born?

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