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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When was Superman created?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1917.
2. Who directed 2001: A Space Odyssey?
(a) Alfred Hitchcock.
(b) Stanley Kubrick.
(c) Orson Welles.
(d) Victor Fleming.
3. What does Eco assert that Disney suggests that the imitation of reality is so accurate that reality pales in comparison?
(a) Auto-astronomic technology.
(b) Audio-astronomic technology.
(c) Audio-animatronic technology.
(d) Auto-animatronic technology.
4. 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) Education.
(b) Immortality.
(c) Explanation.
(d) Admiration.
5. In "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion," Eco suggests that the story of what heralds the return to religion?
(a) Captain America.
(b) Superman.
(c) Wonderwoman.
(d) The Incredible Hulk.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the eighth type of Middle Ages presented by Eco in order to approach the subject in a disciplined way?
2. Eco compares cults to what, which he asserts have existed at least since the time of Christ?
3. What period followed the Middle Ages?
4. What is the first of two categories Eco proposes that thoughts about God fall into in "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion"?
5. Eco asserts that America has its own "Fortresses of Solitude" and it is the realm in which what is found?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Eco relate to the robots of Disney? How does this affect patrons of theme parks?
2. How does Eco compare universities to monasteries in "Living in the New Middle Ages"?
3. What is the moral of Eco's assessment of WWII in "Why are They Laughing in Those Cages?"
4. How does Eco define hyper reality? How are crèche and horror vacui defined?
5. What does Eco describe in the beginning of "Striking at the Heart of the State"?
6. What has the impact of hyper reality been on American society, according to Eco?
7. Why does Eco refute the argument of the media in "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion"?
8. What is Eco's metaphor for Superman in "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion"?
9. How does Eco describe some American cities in "City of Robots"?
10. Describe the holographic display in Section I - Chapter 1. What does Eco suggest about holography?
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