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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 name of the cult which Jim Jones founded?
(a) The Commoner's Church.
(b) The Church of Abraham.
(c) The People's Temple.
(d) The Temple of Peace.

2. What refers to an intentional interpersonal relationship used by trained psychologists to aid a client or patient in problems of living?
(a) Psychotherapy.
(b) Hypnosis.
(c) Physical therapy.
(d) Shock therapy.

3. 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) Immortality.
(b) Explanation.
(c) Education.
(d) Admiration.

4. When did the Western Roman Empire fall?
(a) 241.
(b) 476.
(c) 324.
(d) 642.

5. Where is the J. Paul Getty Museum located?
(a) San Jose, California.
(b) Sacramento, California.
(c) Los Angeles, California.
(d) Malibu, California.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the art display of the two women described in Section I - Chapter 1, "Travels in Hyper Reality"?

2. Eco believes that new "negative theologies" may give insight into what?

3. What does Eco define as the fear of open or white space that is remedied by filling an entire piece of art with excessive detail in a neurotic fashion?

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

5. Eco suggests that what implies having the conversation that compares the coding at the receiver with the coding at the source?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Eco's principle question regarding authenticity in art?

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

4. What is Eco's metaphor for Superman in "The Sacred is Not Just a Fashion"?

5. What is Eco's principle argument in "Living in the New Middle Ages"?

6. What film is discussed in "The Multiplication of the Media"? What does Eco write about the film?

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

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

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

10. How does Eco relate to the robots of Disney? How does this affect patrons of theme parks?

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