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

2. What term refers to a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time?
(a) Revolution.
(b) Peace treaty.
(c) Election.
(d) Coup.

3. What is the ninth type of Middle Ages presented by Eco in order to approach the subject in a disciplined way?
(a) The Middle Ages as the site of an ironical revisitation.
(b) The Middle Ages of so-called Tradition.
(c) The Middle Ages of the philosophia perennis.
(d) The Middle Ages of Romanticism.

4. What American film star was killed by the Manson family?
(a) Sharon Tate.
(b) Gary Hinman.
(c) Bernard Crowe.
(d) Leno LaBianca.

5. What is the eighth type of Middle Ages presented by Eco in order to approach the subject in a disciplined way?
(a) The Middle Ages of philological reconstruction.
(b) The Middle Ages as the site of an ironical revisitation.
(c) The Middle Ages of Romanticism.
(d) The Middle Ages as the site of an ironical revisitation.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Eco define as mini representations of a particular location or scene?

5. Eco asserts that nature is a victim of what by way of zoos and aquariums?

Short Essay Questions

1. What categories does God fall into, according to Eco?

2. How does Eco describe some American cities in "City of Robots"?

3. How does Eco define the "neo-medieval wave" in Section III Chapter 2?

4. How does Eco compare universities to monasteries in "Living in the New Middle Ages"?

5. Who is the focus of the essay "The Suicides at the Temple"? What is Eco's conclusion of cults?

6. What is the result of a multinational arrangement, according to Eco in "Striking at the Heart of the State"?

7. What is the moral of Eco's assessment of WWII in "Why are They Laughing in Those Cages?"

8. How is nature a victim of hyper reality to Eco? How is religion?

9. What does Eco describe in the beginning of "Striking at the Heart of the State"?

10. What is a "real hero" according to Eco in "Why are They Laughing in Those Cages?"

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