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

2. Eco proposes that all use of hyper reality is an attempt to create a monument or a permanent structure that will allow for what?
(a) Explanation.
(b) Admiration.
(c) Education.
(d) Immortality.

3. When did the Western Roman Empire fall?
(a) 642.
(b) 241.
(c) 476.
(d) 324.

4. How many inter-textual archetypes are used in Casablanca, according to Eco?
(a) 24.
(b) 12.
(c) 18.
(d) 15.

5. What famous work did Karl Marx write with Friedrich Engels?
(a) The Philosophical Manifesto of the Historical School of Law.
(b) The Communist Manifesto.
(c) The Poverty of Philosophy.
(d) Notes on James Mill.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Superman created?

3. In "A Photograph" Eco references an incident in which a radio station captured the live experience of what?

4. Eco suggests that the vital essence of sports becomes further removed by what?

5. What refers to something such as an particular mark that represents some piece of information?

(see the answer key)

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