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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. Eco asserts that terrorism gives what a reason to exist?
(a) Armed forces.
(b) Optimism.
(c) Gun stores.
(d) Fear.
2. When was Jim Jones born?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1927.
3. 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?
(a) A sine wave.
(b) A transistor.
(c) A wavelength.
(d) A channel.
4. When was Superman created?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1923.
5. Who publishes Superman Comics?
(a) Viz Media.
(b) AC Comics.
(c) IDW Publishing.
(d) DC Comics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Eco asserts that the Middle Ages were the beginning of several practices including modern armies, a national state, capitalistic economy, and what?
2. Marshall McLuhan suggests that the Middle Ages was characterized by the heavy emphasis on the formal study of what?
3. What ideology of progress is focused on improving society by means of revolution?
4. Eco suggests that the multinational system is very stable and that the only danger to it is a situation of what?
5. What is the ninth type of Middle Ages presented by Eco in order to approach the subject in a disciplined way?
Short Essay Questions
1. What conclusions does Eco present in "Culture as a Show Business"?
2. What does Eco describe in the beginning of "Striking at the Heart of the State"?
3. What is a "real hero" according to Eco in "Why are They Laughing in Those Cages?"
4. How does Eco define hyper reality? How are crèche and horror vacui defined?
5. What are examples of hyper reality in America cited by Eco in Section I - Chapter 1?
6. What does Eco write of American realism in Section I - Chapter 1?
7. Who is the focus of the essay "The Suicides at the Temple"? What is Eco's conclusion of cults?
8. What does Eco propose about superpowers in "Living in the New Middle Ages"?
9. In what way does Eco use Superman as an analogy in Section I - Chapter 1? What is a "Fortress of Solitude"?
10. What is Eco's metaphor for Superman in "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion"?
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