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

2. What is the first realm of hyper reality discussed by Eco in "Travels in Hyper Reality"?
(a) Sports and arenas.
(b) Religion.
(c) Art and museums.
(d) Nature.

3. Ego proposes that our fascination with the Middle Ages is related to a desire to do what?
(a) Predict the future.
(b) Understand the past.
(c) Examine our origins.
(d) Learn.

4. In "Two Families of Objects," Eco cites Karl Marx implying that markets are the very places in which the goods that are being sold do what?
(a) Generate capitol.
(b) Become useful.
(c) Lose all value.
(d) Find a home.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first type of object Eco analyzes in "Two Families of Objects"?

2. What ideology of progress seeks to improve the world through the use of science and technology?

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

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

5. When did the Western Roman Empire fall?

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