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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. In "Whose Side are the Orixa on?" Eco describes sacred rites of whom?
(a) The Afro-Brazilians.
(b) The Aztecs.
(c) The Congolese.
(d) The Inca.

2. Eco suggests that the multinational system is very stable and that the only danger to it is a situation of what?
(a) Natural disaster.
(b) Enraged citizens.
(c) Mass terrorism.
(d) Economic hardship.

3. Eco relates his experience of having the song "Lady Barbara" burst into his head to what?
(a) Laughter.
(b) Booing.
(c) Heckling.
(d) Anticipatory applause.

4. 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) 1972.
(d) 1971.

5. When did construction start on the Roman Colosseum?
(a) 22 B.C.
(b) 65 B.C.
(c) 72 A.D.
(d) 12 A.D.

Short Answer Questions

1. The two ideologies of progress cited by Eco in "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion" are suggested by the media to be the foundation for the re-birth of what?

2. What is the first of two categories Eco proposes that thoughts about God fall into in "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion"?

3. In addition to the organized religions, Eco proposes that there is also what for those who have been somewhat on the margins of society?

4. What does Eco define as mini representations of a particular location or scene?

5. Where is the J. Paul Getty Museum located?

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