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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section XIII Chapter 8 288- 307.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was Karl Marx born?
(a) Germany.
(b) Russia.
(c) Spain.
(d) Poland.

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

4. Eco suggests that engaging in sport is now confused with what?
(a) Watching television.
(b) Discussing sport.
(c) Coaching sport.
(d) Admiring sport.

5. In "How the Exposition Exposes Itself," Eco discusses the fact that when the production and exchange of items has become universal, the only way for a country to distinguish itself from the others is in how?
(a) Packaging.
(b) Presentation.
(c) Technology.
(d) Taxation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sedlmayr explores the theme of the lost center through the changes in what over the years?

2. Where is the Ringling Museum of Art located?

3. Where did Jim Jones' cult members commit mass suicide?

4. Eco suggests that both Hans Sedlmayr and Marshall McLuhan use similar facts and arrive at what?

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

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