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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. Hans Sedlmayr was a University Professor of Art History where?
(a) Paris.
(b) Vienna.
(c) Prague.
(d) London.

2. When did St. Thomas Aquinas die?
(a) 1274.
(b) 1277.
(c) 1268.
(d) 1226.

3. Eco discusses the current cultural fascination with the Middle Ages that he refers to as what?
(a) "Castle of wonder."
(b) "Round table insanity."
(c) "The royal inspiration."
(d) The "neo-medieval wave."

4. What book of Hans Sedlmayr's is cited by Eco in the book?
(a) The Quintessence of Riegl's Thought.
(b) Toward a Rigorous Study of Art.
(c) Art in Crisis: The Lost Center.
(d) The Subtleties of Modern Art.

5. What device demonstrating the effect of the Earth's rotation was Leon Foucault responsible for?
(a) Foucault's Merry-go-round.
(b) Foucault's Pendulum.
(c) Foucault's Swing.
(d) Foucault's Elliptical.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who directed Casablanca?

2. Eco creates a language for talking about communication transmission in which there is a source that sends out a signal via a transmitter through what?

3. 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?

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

5. When was Superman created?

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