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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. In "Language, Power, Force" Eco describes a lecture given by Roland Barthes on the subject of what?
(a) Semiology.
(b) Signology.
(c) Metaphology.
(d) Symbology.

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

3. The Getty Museum is described by Eco as maintaining a fierce discipline towards faithful historic presentation of authentic works of art in what way?
(a) A manner that reflects the times.
(b) The way the artist saw them.
(c) The context in which they were made.
(d) The way they were meant to be enjoyed.

4. Where was Hans Sedlmayr born?
(a) Hungary.
(b) Russia.
(c) Italy.
(d) England.

5. What does Eco refer to as "data-structures for representing stereotyped situations"?
(a) Deja-vu.
(b) Common-frame.
(c) Identical-story.
(d) Reiteration.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to an intentional interpersonal relationship used by trained psychologists to aid a client or patient in problems of living?

2. What is a label formulated by US academics to denote the heterogeneous works of a series of French intellectuals?

3. Eco suggests that in order to achieve cult status a movie "must provide a completely _____ world so that its fans can quote characters as if they were aspects of the fan's private sectarian world...".

4. When were the earliest American blue jeans made?

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

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